Martelle vs Olin

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

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

Olin has the higher population (849 vs 432 in Martelle). Martelle has the higher median household income ($95,000 vs $67,120 in Olin). Martelle has the higher median home value ($130,000 vs $98,500 in Olin).

Population, income & housing

	Martelle	Olin
Population	432	849
Median age	33.7 yrs	33.0 yrs
Median household income	$95,000	$67,120
Median home value	$130,000	$98,500
Median gross rent	$720	$775
Housing units	151	320
Homeownership rate	84.5%	72.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.0%	5.1%
Unemployment rate	10.7%	14.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Martelle	Olin
Population	232 → 432 (+86.2%)	779 → 849 (+9.0%)
Median household income	$51,250 → $95,000 (+85.4%)	$45,313 → $67,120 (+48.1%)
Median home value	$108,800 → $130,000 (+19.5%)	$77,000 → $98,500 (+27.9%)
Median gross rent	$650 → $720 (+10.8%)	$775 → $775 (+0.0%)

Martelle

Population

232432

Median household income

$51,250$95,000

Median home value

$108,800$130,000

Median gross rent

$650$720

Olin

Population

779849

Median household income

$45,313$67,120

Median home value

$77,000$98,500

Median gross rent

$775$775

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Martelle	Olin
Under 5	5.6%	4.7%
5 to 17	27.1%	14.5%
18 to 24	7.9%	22.5%
25 to 34	10.6%	11.2%
35 to 44	18.8%	9.4%
45 to 54	15.7%	12.5%
55 to 64	9.0%	13.9%
65 to 74	3.0%	6.2%
75 and over	2.3%	5.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Martelle	Olin
White (non-Hispanic)	81.9%	80.1%
Black or African American	0.9%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.5%
Two or more races	15.7%	12.6%
Hispanic or Latino	1.4%	5.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Martelle	Olin
No high school diploma	1.6%	6.9%
High school graduate	37.7%	49.7%
Some college or associate's	44.7%	38.4%
Bachelor's degree	12.5%	5.1%
Graduate or professional degree	3.5%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Martelle	Olin
Drove alone	79.3%	65.5%
Carpooled	5.5%	26.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.2%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.0%	6.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Martelle	Olin
1-unit, detached	96.0%	87.2%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.3%	8.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.9%

Poverty & households

	Martelle	Olin
Poverty rate	10.6%	14.7%
Average household size	3.04	2.98
Mean commute (minutes)	28	35
Median year structure built	1943	1938