Magnolia vs Modale

A side-by-side comparison of Magnolia and Modale: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Modale has the higher population (207 vs 148 in Magnolia). Magnolia has the higher median household income ($72,500 vs $50,833 in Modale). Magnolia has the higher median home value ($110,000 vs $79,200 in Modale).

Population, income & housing

	Magnolia	Modale
Population	148	207
Median age	53.6 yrs	49.4 yrs
Median household income	$72,500	$50,833
Median home value	$110,000	$79,200
Median gross rent	—	$975
Housing units	72	111
Homeownership rate	91.2%	78.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.8%	9.9%
Unemployment rate	1.3%	5.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Magnolia	Modale
Population	167 → 148 (-11.4%)	327 → 207 (-36.7%)
Median household income	$51,250 → $72,500 (+41.5%)	$48,977 → $50,833 (+3.8%)
Median home value	$73,300 → $110,000 (+50.1%)	$82,200 → $79,200 (-3.6%)
Median gross rent	—	$850 → $975 (+14.7%)

Magnolia

Population

167148

Median household income

$51,250$72,500

Median home value

$73,300$110,000

Modale

Population

327207

Median household income

$48,977$50,833

Median home value

$82,200$79,200

Median gross rent

$850$975

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Magnolia	Modale
Under 5	2.7%	4.3%
5 to 17	15.5%	11.1%
18 to 24	7.4%	11.6%
25 to 34	10.8%	12.1%
35 to 44	5.4%	7.2%
45 to 54	9.5%	11.1%
55 to 64	18.9%	18.8%
65 to 74	20.3%	14.5%
75 and over	9.5%	9.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Magnolia	Modale
White (non-Hispanic)	97.3%	96.6%
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%	0.5%
Two or more races	1.4%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	1.4%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Magnolia	Modale
No high school diploma	10.0%	9.3%
High school graduate	33.6%	61.6%
Some college or associate's	44.5%	19.2%
Bachelor's degree	8.2%	4.6%
Graduate or professional degree	3.6%	5.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Magnolia	Modale
Drove alone	77.0%	84.1%
Carpooled	5.4%	3.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.7%	3.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.2%	8.5%
Other means	2.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Magnolia	Modale
1-unit, detached	95.8%	66.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	6.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.2%	27.0%

Poverty & households

	Magnolia	Modale
Poverty rate	1.4%	13.5%
Average household size	2.18	2.11
Mean commute (minutes)	24	29
Median year structure built	1938	1973