Marengo vs North English

A side-by-side comparison of Marengo and North English: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Marengo has the higher population (2,823 vs 907 in North English). Marengo has the higher median household income ($58,125 vs $52,386 in North English). Marengo has the higher median home value ($114,100 vs $105,800 in North English).

Population, income & housing

	Marengo	North English
Population	2,823	907
Median age	38.4 yrs	42.1 yrs
Median household income	$58,125	$52,386
Median home value	$114,100	$105,800
Median gross rent	$722	$682
Housing units	1,233	401
Homeownership rate	67.4%	68.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.6%	18.7%
Unemployment rate	3.8%	3.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Marengo	North English
Population	2,483 → 2,823 (+13.7%)	1,087 → 907 (-16.6%)
Median household income	$54,180 → $58,125 (+7.3%)	$44,938 → $52,386 (+16.6%)
Median home value	$98,500 → $114,100 (+15.8%)	$88,100 → $105,800 (+20.1%)
Median gross rent	$589 → $722 (+22.6%)	$653 → $682 (+4.4%)

Marengo

Population

2,4832,823

Median household income

$54,180$58,125

Median home value

$98,500$114,100

Median gross rent

$589$722

North English

Population

1,087907

Median household income

$44,938$52,386

Median home value

$88,100$105,800

Median gross rent

$653$682

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Marengo	North English
Under 5	5.8%	2.4%
5 to 17	20.4%	29.8%
18 to 24	4.7%	3.0%
25 to 34	14.6%	7.9%
35 to 44	15.7%	9.7%
45 to 54	8.6%	13.3%
55 to 64	11.4%	10.0%
65 to 74	12.6%	11.8%
75 and over	6.2%	12.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Marengo	North English
White (non-Hispanic)	93.5%	97.7%
Black or African American	1.6%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.1%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	1.9%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Marengo	North English
No high school diploma	9.2%	4.8%
High school graduate	43.2%	43.7%
Some college or associate's	35.0%	32.8%
Bachelor's degree	9.7%	13.9%
Graduate or professional degree	2.8%	4.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Marengo	North English
Drove alone	83.9%	72.0%
Carpooled	9.4%	13.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.3%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.1%	13.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Marengo	North English
1-unit, detached	74.9%	81.0%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	9.0%	16.2%
5 to 19 units	6.6%	2.0%
20 or more units	1.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.2%	0.7%

Poverty & households

	Marengo	North English
Poverty rate	12.8%	9.6%
Average household size	2.38	2.41
Mean commute (minutes)	20	29
Median year structure built	1958	1966