Martelle vs Morley

A side-by-side comparison of Martelle and Morley: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Martelle has the higher population (432 vs 43 in Morley). Martelle has the higher median household income ($95,000 vs $48,750 in Morley). Martelle has the higher median home value ($130,000 vs $76,900 in Morley).

Population, income & housing

	Martelle	Morley
Population	432	43
Median age	33.7 yrs	43.5 yrs
Median household income	$95,000	$48,750
Median home value	$130,000	$76,900
Median gross rent	$720	—
Housing units	151	33
Homeownership rate	84.5%	95.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.0%	17.1%
Unemployment rate	10.7%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Martelle	Morley
Population	232 → 432 (+86.2%)	51 → 43 (-15.7%)
Median household income	$51,250 → $95,000 (+85.4%)	$36,250 → $48,750 (+34.5%)
Median home value	$108,800 → $130,000 (+19.5%)	$52,500 → $76,900 (+46.5%)
Median gross rent	$650 → $720 (+10.8%)	—

Martelle

Population

232432

Median household income

$51,250$95,000

Median home value

$108,800$130,000

Median gross rent

$650$720

Morley

Population

5143

Median household income

$36,250$48,750

Median home value

$52,500$76,900

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Martelle	Morley
Under 5	5.6%	4.7%
5 to 17	27.1%	4.7%
18 to 24	7.9%	9.3%
25 to 34	10.6%	18.6%
35 to 44	18.8%	14.0%
45 to 54	15.7%	4.7%
55 to 64	9.0%	37.2%
65 to 74	3.0%	7.0%
75 and over	2.3%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Martelle	Morley
White (non-Hispanic)	81.9%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.9%	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	15.7%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.4%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Martelle	Morley
No high school diploma	1.6%	11.4%
High school graduate	37.7%	37.1%
Some college or associate's	44.7%	34.3%
Bachelor's degree	12.5%	17.1%
Graduate or professional degree	3.5%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Martelle	Morley
Drove alone	79.3%	96.9%
Carpooled	5.5%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.0%	3.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Martelle	Morley
1-unit, detached	96.0%	87.9%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.3%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	12.1%

Poverty & households

	Martelle	Morley
Poverty rate	10.6%	27.9%
Average household size	3.04	1.95
Mean commute (minutes)	28	28
Median year structure built	1943	1938