Linn Grove vs Marathon

A side-by-side comparison of Linn Grove and Marathon: population, income, housing, and more.

Linn Grove and Marathon are places in Iowa. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Marathon has the higher population (199 vs 165 in Linn Grove). Linn Grove has the higher median household income ($67,500 vs $40,417 in Marathon). Linn Grove has the higher median home value ($57,500 vs $41,700 in Marathon).

Population, income & housing

	Linn Grove	Marathon
Population	165	199
Median age	39.5 yrs	55.4 yrs
Median household income	$67,500	$40,417
Median home value	$57,500	$41,700
Median gross rent	$695	$758
Housing units	70	114
Homeownership rate	83.9%	90.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.0%	11.8%
Unemployment rate	3.3%	20.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Linn Grove	Marathon
Population	189 → 165 (-12.7%)	207 → 199 (-3.9%)
Median household income	$52,083 → $67,500 (+29.6%)	$48,750 → $40,417 (-17.1%)
Median home value	$49,300 → $57,500 (+16.6%)	$31,300 → $41,700 (+33.2%)
Median gross rent	$675 → $695 (+3.0%)	$675 → $758 (+12.3%)

Linn Grove

Population

189165

Median household income

$52,083$67,500

Median home value

$49,300$57,500

Median gross rent

$675$695

Marathon

Population

207199

Median household income

$48,750$40,417

Median home value

$31,300$41,700

Median gross rent

$675$758

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Linn Grove	Marathon
Under 5	2.4%	2.0%
5 to 17	31.5%	21.1%
18 to 24	5.5%	0.5%
25 to 34	1.8%	6.5%
35 to 44	18.2%	6.5%
45 to 54	4.8%	12.1%
55 to 64	13.9%	24.6%
65 to 74	18.2%	21.1%
75 and over	3.6%	5.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Linn Grove	Marathon
White (non-Hispanic)	75.8%	83.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.7%	10.1%
Hispanic or Latino	17.6%	6.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Linn Grove	Marathon
No high school diploma	18.0%	13.8%
High school graduate	36.0%	40.1%
Some college or associate's	21.0%	34.2%
Bachelor's degree	15.0%	7.2%
Graduate or professional degree	10.0%	4.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Linn Grove	Marathon
Drove alone	67.8%	92.5%
Carpooled	25.4%	1.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.8%	2.5%
Other means	0.0%	3.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Linn Grove	Marathon
1-unit, detached	100.0%	94.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	5.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Linn Grove	Marathon
Poverty rate	12.7%	18.6%
Average household size	2.66	2.19
Mean commute (minutes)	22	29
Median year structure built	1938	1938