Logan vs Missouri Valley

A side-by-side comparison of Logan and Missouri Valley: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Missouri Valley has the higher population (2,685 vs 1,362 in Logan). Logan has the higher median household income ($79,167 vs $64,844 in Missouri Valley). Logan has the higher median home value ($144,400 vs $126,500 in Missouri Valley).

Population, income & housing

	Logan	Missouri Valley
Population	1,362	2,685
Median age	43.1 yrs	38.8 yrs
Median household income	$79,167	$64,844
Median home value	$144,400	$126,500
Median gross rent	$883	$812
Housing units	607	1,366
Homeownership rate	83.7%	64.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.5%	13.5%
Unemployment rate	1.3%	6.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Logan	Missouri Valley
Population	1,568 → 1,362 (-13.1%)	2,640 → 2,685 (+1.7%)
Median household income	$66,944 → $79,167 (+18.3%)	$46,250 → $64,844 (+40.2%)
Median home value	$118,300 → $144,400 (+22.1%)	$92,000 → $126,500 (+37.5%)
Median gross rent	$751 → $883 (+17.6%)	$783 → $812 (+3.7%)

Logan

Population

1,5681,362

Median household income

$66,944$79,167

Median home value

$118,300$144,400

Median gross rent

$751$883

Missouri Valley

Population

2,6402,685

Median household income

$46,250$64,844

Median home value

$92,000$126,500

Median gross rent

$783$812

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Logan	Missouri Valley
Under 5	8.6%	5.1%
5 to 17	17.2%	16.9%
18 to 24	1.7%	9.1%
25 to 34	12.6%	12.4%
35 to 44	11.9%	12.7%
45 to 54	14.4%	14.0%
55 to 64	18.6%	8.8%
65 to 74	10.0%	9.4%
75 and over	5.1%	11.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Logan	Missouri Valley
White (non-Hispanic)	95.6%	94.7%
Black or African American	0.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.6%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	2.4%	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Logan	Missouri Valley
No high school diploma	4.1%	8.1%
High school graduate	35.7%	44.3%
Some college or associate's	33.6%	34.1%
Bachelor's degree	20.4%	9.5%
Graduate or professional degree	6.1%	4.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Logan	Missouri Valley
Drove alone	87.6%	75.1%
Carpooled	2.5%	8.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.3%
Walked	6.1%	5.9%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.0%	8.2%
Other means	2.4%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Logan	Missouri Valley
1-unit, detached	91.8%	74.5%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	4.3%	10.2%
5 to 19 units	3.3%	1.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	7.1%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	5.9%

Poverty & households

	Logan	Missouri Valley
Poverty rate	6.6%	10.0%
Average household size	2.53	2.18
Mean commute (minutes)	27	21
Median year structure built	1938	1938