COMPARING TWO PLACES
Whitten vs Marshalltown
PLACE A
Whitten, Iowa
VS
PLACE B
Marshalltown, Iowa
Whitten is 100% smaller than Marshalltown. Whitten earns more, with a median household income $23,745 higher. Marshalltown has grown faster since 2000 (0% vs -33%).
WHITTENMARSHALLTOWNDIFFERENCE
Total population9727,536−100% vs Marshalltown
Population density1951,434−1,239
Population growth-32.9%0.1%−33.0 pts
Median age50.635.7+14.9
Male51.8%50.7%+1.1 pts
Female48.2%49.3%−1.1 pts
Foreign-born15.9%20.1%−4.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic90.2%54.1%+36.2 pts
Black0.0%2.1%−2.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.2%34.2%−33.0 pts
Asian6.1%4.9%+1.2 pts
Other2.4%4.8%−2.3 pts
Median household income$92,813$69,068+$23,745
Per capita income$64,243$30,130+$34,113
Poverty rate2.4%14.3%−11.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4500.396+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher8.8%20.9%−12.1 pts
Graduate degree0.0%7.5%−7.5 pts
Unemployment rate1.2%5.3%−4.1 pts
Labor force participation68.3%66.9%+1.3 pts
Median home value$90,000$127,700−$37,700
Median gross rent$613$891−$278
Owner-occupied87.5%68.8%+18.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate15.8%8.2%+7.5 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%32.4%−32.4 pts
Average commute32.417.2+15.3
Worked from home2.4%5.7%−3.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured1.8%6.4%−4.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025