Allerton

Population: 413
Median household income: $45,417
Median home value: $85,000

Allerton, a community in Wayne County, Iowa, has 413 residents. At $45,417, its median household income sits below Wayne County's $59,118.

Between 2019 and 2023, Allerton's population declined 16.9% from 497 to 413, while its median home value rose 85.6% from $45,800 to $85,000.

85.5% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1950.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 413
Median age: 44.5 yrs
Median household income: $45,417
Median home value: $85,000
Median gross rent: $583
Housing units: 207
Homeownership rate: 79.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.5%
Unemployment rate: 3.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

497413

Median household income

$39,464$45,417

Median home value

$45,800$85,000

Median gross rent

$464$583

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	497	$39,464	$45,800	$464
2020	453	$38,102	$52,800	$496
2021	425	$41,250	$52,500	$527
2022	421	$47,969	$59,700	$564
2023	413	$45,417	$85,000	$583

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.1%

5 to 1722.8%

18 to 249.0%

25 to 346.5%

35 to 448.7%

45 to 5421.8%

55 to 646.1%

65 to 749.2%

75 and over11.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	17	4.1%
5 to 17	94	22.8%
18 to 24	37	9.0%
25 to 34	27	6.5%
35 to 44	36	8.7%
45 to 54	90	21.8%
55 to 64	25	6.1%
65 to 74	38	9.2%
75 and over	49	11.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	372	90.1%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	41	9.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma0.8%

High school graduate27.2%

Some college or associate's56.6%

Bachelor's degree10.6%

Graduate or professional degree4.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2	0.8%
High school graduate	72	27.2%
Some college or associate's	150	56.6%
Bachelor's degree	28	10.6%
Graduate or professional degree	13	4.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone82.8%

Carpooled11.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.4%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	188	82.8%
Carpooled	26	11.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	10	4.4%
Other means	3	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	109	50.2%
15 to 29 min	46	21.2%
30 to 44 min	39	18.0%
45 to 59 min	16	7.4%
60+ min	7	3.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.44
Poverty rate: 25.2% (104 of 413)

	Count	Share
Family households	112	66.3%
Nonfamily households	57	33.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1950

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	169	81.6%
Vacant	38	18.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	134	79.3%
Renter-occupied	35	20.7%

1-unit, detached85.5%

1-unit, attached3.4%

2 to 4 units10.1%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other1.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	177	85.5%
1-unit, attached	7	3.4%
2 to 4 units	21	10.1%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2	1.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1901270
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.19 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.7083, -93.3686