Cumberland vs Massena

A side-by-side comparison of Cumberland and Massena: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Massena has the higher population (410 vs 262 in Cumberland). Massena has the higher median household income ($61,250 vs $44,427 in Cumberland). Massena has the higher median home value ($96,900 vs $60,000 in Cumberland).

Population, income & housing

	Cumberland	Massena
Population	262	410
Median age	45.6 yrs	32.6 yrs
Median household income	$44,427	$61,250
Median home value	$60,000	$96,900
Median gross rent	$755	$584
Housing units	115	186
Homeownership rate	70.3%	64.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.4%	23.9%
Unemployment rate	4.9%	5.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cumberland	Massena
Population	190 → 262 (+37.9%)	314 → 410 (+30.6%)
Median household income	$31,667 → $44,427 (+40.3%)	$52,500 → $61,250 (+16.7%)
Median home value	$51,700 → $60,000 (+16.1%)	$76,900 → $96,900 (+26.0%)
Median gross rent	$482 → $755 (+56.6%)	$486 → $584 (+20.2%)

Cumberland

Population

190262

Median household income

$31,667$44,427

Median home value

$51,700$60,000

Median gross rent

$482$755

Massena

Population

314410

Median household income

$52,500$61,250

Median home value

$76,900$96,900

Median gross rent

$486$584

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cumberland	Massena
Under 5	1.5%	9.8%
5 to 17	17.6%	17.3%
18 to 24	8.4%	11.7%
25 to 34	8.4%	15.9%
35 to 44	9.5%	12.4%
45 to 54	29.0%	8.8%
55 to 64	9.2%	3.7%
65 to 74	11.8%	12.7%
75 and over	4.6%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cumberland	Massena
White (non-Hispanic)	93.1%	91.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.9%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	5.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cumberland	Massena
No high school diploma	26.3%	4.0%
High school graduate	41.1%	38.6%
Some college or associate's	24.2%	33.5%
Bachelor's degree	4.7%	19.9%
Graduate or professional degree	3.7%	4.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cumberland	Massena
Drove alone	83.2%	82.6%
Carpooled	4.2%	6.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.1%	9.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.6%	1.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cumberland	Massena
1-unit, detached	82.6%	76.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	12.2%	17.7%
5 to 19 units	4.3%	4.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.9%	1.1%

Poverty & households

	Cumberland	Massena
Poverty rate	16.8%	9.0%
Average household size	2.36	2.52
Mean commute (minutes)	26	29
Median year structure built	1938	1964