Marquette vs McGregor

A side-by-side comparison of Marquette and McGregor: population, income, housing, and more.

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

McGregor has the higher population (686 vs 432 in Marquette). McGregor has the higher median household income ($58,750 vs $38,125 in Marquette). McGregor has the higher median home value ($141,900 vs $137,000 in Marquette).

Population, income & housing

	Marquette	McGregor
Population	432	686
Median age	48.2 yrs	48.2 yrs
Median household income	$38,125	$58,750
Median home value	$137,000	$141,900
Median gross rent	$696	$618
Housing units	280	410
Homeownership rate	66.0%	67.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.2%	18.7%
Unemployment rate	3.6%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Marquette	McGregor
Population	396 → 432 (+9.1%)	861 → 686 (-20.3%)
Median household income	$42,143 → $38,125 (-9.5%)	$41,389 → $58,750 (+41.9%)
Median home value	$107,500 → $137,000 (+27.4%)	$116,300 → $141,900 (+22.0%)
Median gross rent	$575 → $696 (+21.0%)	$517 → $618 (+19.5%)

Marquette

Population

396432

Median household income

$42,143$38,125

Median home value

$107,500$137,000

Median gross rent

$575$696

McGregor

Population

861686

Median household income

$41,389$58,750

Median home value

$116,300$141,900

Median gross rent

$517$618

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Marquette	McGregor
Under 5	2.8%	4.1%
5 to 17	14.1%	17.3%
18 to 24	7.6%	0.7%
25 to 34	13.0%	8.3%
35 to 44	7.4%	15.3%
45 to 54	12.7%	10.6%
55 to 64	22.9%	15.9%
65 to 74	8.6%	14.0%
75 and over	10.9%	13.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Marquette	McGregor
White (non-Hispanic)	95.4%	98.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	0.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.5%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.6%	0.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Marquette	McGregor
No high school diploma	5.5%	14.0%
High school graduate	42.6%	39.3%
Some college or associate's	34.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's degree	15.6%	13.9%
Graduate or professional degree	1.5%	4.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Marquette	McGregor
Drove alone	88.4%	84.3%
Carpooled	8.3%	0.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.8%	2.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.5%	4.2%
Other means	0.0%	8.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Marquette	McGregor
1-unit, detached	66.1%	65.1%
1-unit, attached	2.1%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	4.6%	16.8%
5 to 19 units	10.0%	15.9%
20 or more units	16.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.7%	0.5%

Poverty & households

	Marquette	McGregor
Poverty rate	19.7%	14.5%
Average household size	1.79	2.04
Mean commute (minutes)	13	15
Median year structure built	1976	1956