Marathon vs Rembrandt

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

Marathon and Rembrandt 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 167 in Rembrandt). Rembrandt has the higher median household income ($56,528 vs $40,417 in Marathon). Rembrandt has the higher median home value ($84,200 vs $41,700 in Marathon).

Population, income & housing

	Marathon	Rembrandt
Population	199	167
Median age	55.4 yrs	57.2 yrs
Median household income	$40,417	$56,528
Median home value	$41,700	$84,200
Median gross rent	$758	$550
Housing units	114	106
Homeownership rate	90.1%	72.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.8%	12.4%
Unemployment rate	20.6%	7.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Marathon	Rembrandt
Population	207 → 199 (-3.9%)	180 → 167 (-7.2%)
Median household income	$48,750 → $40,417 (-17.1%)	$47,500 → $56,528 (+19.0%)
Median home value	$31,300 → $41,700 (+33.2%)	$47,500 → $84,200 (+77.3%)
Median gross rent	$675 → $758 (+12.3%)	$445 → $550 (+23.6%)

Marathon

Population

207199

Median household income

$48,750$40,417

Median home value

$31,300$41,700

Median gross rent

$675$758

Rembrandt

Population

180167

Median household income

$47,500$56,528

Median home value

$47,500$84,200

Median gross rent

$445$550

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Marathon	Rembrandt
Under 5	2.0%	1.8%
5 to 17	21.1%	4.8%
18 to 24	0.5%	6.6%
25 to 34	6.5%	8.4%
35 to 44	6.5%	3.6%
45 to 54	12.1%	17.4%
55 to 64	24.6%	28.1%
65 to 74	21.1%	22.8%
75 and over	5.5%	6.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Marathon	Rembrandt
White (non-Hispanic)	83.9%	81.4%
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	10.1%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	6.0%	18.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Marathon	Rembrandt
No high school diploma	13.8%	18.6%
High school graduate	40.1%	34.5%
Some college or associate's	34.2%	34.5%
Bachelor's degree	7.2%	8.3%
Graduate or professional degree	4.6%	4.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Marathon	Rembrandt
Drove alone	92.5%	87.9%
Carpooled	1.3%	10.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.5%	2.0%
Other means	3.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Marathon	Rembrandt
1-unit, detached	94.7%	84.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.3%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	15.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Marathon	Rembrandt
Poverty rate	18.6%	19.2%
Average household size	2.19	1.84
Mean commute (minutes)	29	22
Median year structure built	1938	1938