Marathon vs Sioux Rapids

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

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

Sioux Rapids has the higher population (831 vs 199 in Marathon). Sioux Rapids has the higher median household income ($56,307 vs $40,417 in Marathon). Sioux Rapids has the higher median home value ($84,400 vs $41,700 in Marathon).

Population, income & housing

	Marathon	Sioux Rapids
Population	199	831
Median age	55.4 yrs	46.0 yrs
Median household income	$40,417	$56,307
Median home value	$41,700	$84,400
Median gross rent	$758	$641
Housing units	114	374
Homeownership rate	90.1%	81.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.8%	14.7%
Unemployment rate	20.6%	0.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Marathon	Sioux Rapids
Population	207 → 199 (-3.9%)	833 → 831 (-0.2%)
Median household income	$48,750 → $40,417 (-17.1%)	$49,250 → $56,307 (+14.3%)
Median home value	$31,300 → $41,700 (+33.2%)	$75,800 → $84,400 (+11.3%)
Median gross rent	$675 → $758 (+12.3%)	$754 → $641 (-15.0%)

Marathon

Population

207199

Median household income

$48,750$40,417

Median home value

$31,300$41,700

Median gross rent

$675$758

Sioux Rapids

Population

833831

Median household income

$49,250$56,307

Median home value

$75,800$84,400

Median gross rent

$754$641

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Marathon	Sioux Rapids
Under 5	2.0%	4.9%
5 to 17	21.1%	23.9%
18 to 24	0.5%	5.5%
25 to 34	6.5%	4.8%
35 to 44	6.5%	9.4%
45 to 54	12.1%	15.9%
55 to 64	24.6%	8.4%
65 to 74	21.1%	15.9%
75 and over	5.5%	11.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Marathon	Sioux Rapids
White (non-Hispanic)	83.9%	79.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.6%
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%	0.5%
Two or more races	10.1%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	6.0%	16.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Marathon	Sioux Rapids
No high school diploma	13.8%	8.4%
High school graduate	40.1%	36.1%
Some college or associate's	34.2%	40.7%
Bachelor's degree	7.2%	8.8%
Graduate or professional degree	4.6%	5.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Marathon	Sioux Rapids
Drove alone	92.5%	85.8%
Carpooled	1.3%	4.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	4.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.5%	4.0%
Other means	3.8%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Marathon	Sioux Rapids
1-unit, detached	94.7%	87.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.9%
2 to 4 units	5.3%	7.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Marathon	Sioux Rapids
Poverty rate	18.6%	5.9%
Average household size	2.19	2.45
Mean commute (minutes)	29	20
Median year structure built	1938	1949