Griswold vs Marne

A side-by-side comparison of Griswold and Marne: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Griswold has the higher population (1,020 vs 132 in Marne). Griswold has the higher median household income ($61,167 vs $52,917 in Marne). Griswold has the higher median home value ($89,400 vs $88,100 in Marne).

Population, income & housing

	Griswold	Marne
Population	1,020	132
Median age	47.2 yrs	45.1 yrs
Median household income	$61,167	$52,917
Median home value	$89,400	$88,100
Median gross rent	$937	$725
Housing units	485	63
Homeownership rate	80.5%	81.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.5%	21.3%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	5.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Griswold	Marne
Population	1,191 → 1,020 (-14.4%)	144 → 132 (-8.3%)
Median household income	$49,375 → $61,167 (+23.9%)	$51,875 → $52,917 (+2.0%)
Median home value	$79,300 → $89,400 (+12.7%)	$78,000 → $88,100 (+12.9%)
Median gross rent	$683 → $937 (+37.2%)	$832 → $725 (-12.9%)

Griswold

Population

1,1911,020

Median household income

$49,375$61,167

Median home value

$79,300$89,400

Median gross rent

$683$937

Marne

Population

144132

Median household income

$51,875$52,917

Median home value

$78,000$88,100

Median gross rent

$832$725

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Griswold	Marne
Under 5	4.7%	1.5%
5 to 17	21.5%	25.8%
18 to 24	4.4%	1.5%
25 to 34	9.3%	11.4%
35 to 44	7.2%	9.1%
45 to 54	16.7%	21.2%
55 to 64	12.8%	22.7%
65 to 74	8.9%	5.3%
75 and over	14.5%	1.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Griswold	Marne
White (non-Hispanic)	88.3%	98.5%
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	5.9%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	5.8%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Griswold	Marne
No high school diploma	8.8%	8.5%
High school graduate	35.2%	36.2%
Some college or associate's	36.6%	34.0%
Bachelor's degree	13.8%	17.0%
Graduate or professional degree	5.6%	4.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Griswold	Marne
Drove alone	82.6%	83.3%
Carpooled	4.1%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.9%	7.4%
Bicycle	2.5%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.9%	9.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Griswold	Marne
1-unit, detached	91.1%	81.0%
1-unit, attached	1.6%	1.6%
2 to 4 units	1.9%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	2.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.1%	17.5%

Poverty & households

	Griswold	Marne
Poverty rate	11.1%	23.5%
Average household size	2.29	2.10
Mean commute (minutes)	25	28
Median year structure built	1938	1938