Marcus vs Meriden

A side-by-side comparison of Marcus and Meriden: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Marcus has the higher population (1,236 vs 130 in Meriden). Marcus has the higher median household income ($75,288 vs $53,661 in Meriden). Marcus has the higher median home value ($174,100 vs $98,300 in Meriden).

Population, income & housing

	Marcus	Meriden
Population	1,236	130
Median age	43.5 yrs	43.5 yrs
Median household income	$75,288	$53,661
Median home value	$174,100	$98,300
Median gross rent	$637	$625
Housing units	626	81
Homeownership rate	80.9%	70.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.0%	11.6%
Unemployment rate	1.6%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Marcus	Meriden
Population	1,233 → 1,236 (+0.2%)	159 → 130 (-18.2%)
Median household income	$55,833 → $75,288 (+34.8%)	$60,000 → $53,661 (-10.6%)
Median home value	$101,500 → $174,100 (+71.5%)	$91,400 → $98,300 (+7.5%)
Median gross rent	$673 → $637 (-5.3%)	$625 → $625 (+0.0%)

Marcus

Population

1,2331,236

Median household income

$55,833$75,288

Median home value

$101,500$174,100

Median gross rent

$673$637

Meriden

Population

159130

Median household income

$60,000$53,661

Median home value

$91,400$98,300

Median gross rent

$625$625

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Marcus	Meriden
Under 5	4.3%	7.7%
5 to 17	12.2%	17.7%
18 to 24	9.1%	8.5%
25 to 34	12.3%	6.2%
35 to 44	14.6%	10.8%
45 to 54	8.5%	7.7%
55 to 64	12.6%	22.3%
65 to 74	12.2%	14.6%
75 and over	14.1%	4.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Marcus	Meriden
White (non-Hispanic)	85.4%	98.5%
Black or African American	6.9%	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	4.7%	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino	3.1%	0.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Marcus	Meriden
No high school diploma	12.3%	3.5%
High school graduate	28.0%	54.7%
Some college or associate's	31.8%	30.2%
Bachelor's degree	20.3%	10.5%
Graduate or professional degree	7.6%	1.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Marcus	Meriden
Drove alone	86.3%	88.0%
Carpooled	6.0%	9.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.1%	2.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.3%	0.0%
Other means	0.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Marcus	Meriden
1-unit, detached	85.0%	82.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.6%	12.3%
5 to 19 units	9.4%	2.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	2.5%

Poverty & households

	Marcus	Meriden
Poverty rate	5.3%	3.8%
Average household size	2.17	1.94
Mean commute (minutes)	17	15
Median year structure built	1953	1963