Gibson vs Martinsburg

A side-by-side comparison of Gibson and Martinsburg: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Martinsburg has the higher population (96 vs 59 in Gibson). Gibson has the higher median household income ($50,500 vs $43,281 in Martinsburg). Gibson has the higher median home value ($89,200 vs $52,500 in Martinsburg).

Population, income & housing

	Gibson	Martinsburg
Population	59	96
Median age	47.5 yrs	46.4 yrs
Median household income	$50,500	$43,281
Median home value	$89,200	$52,500
Median gross rent	$825	—
Housing units	37	44
Homeownership rate	71.9%	88.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.2%	6.7%
Unemployment rate	26.3%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gibson	Martinsburg
Population	42 → 59 (+40.5%)	89 → 96 (+7.9%)
Median household income	$43,000 → $50,500 (+17.4%)	$59,375 → $43,281 (-27.1%)
Median home value	$64,200 → $89,200 (+38.9%)	$70,000 → $52,500 (-25.0%)

Gibson

Population

4259

Median household income

$43,000$50,500

Median home value

$64,200$89,200

Martinsburg

Population

8996

Median household income

$59,375$43,281

Median home value

$70,000$52,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gibson	Martinsburg
Under 5	1.7%	4.2%
5 to 17	11.9%	17.7%
18 to 24	3.4%	0.0%
25 to 34	10.2%	20.8%
35 to 44	0.0%	5.2%
45 to 54	37.3%	17.7%
55 to 64	16.9%	9.4%
65 to 74	13.6%	14.6%
75 and over	5.1%	10.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gibson	Martinsburg
White (non-Hispanic)	96.6%	89.6%
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%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.4%	10.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gibson	Martinsburg
No high school diploma	12.2%	10.7%
High school graduate	57.1%	60.0%
Some college or associate's	22.4%	22.7%
Bachelor's degree	2.0%	6.7%
Graduate or professional degree	6.1%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gibson	Martinsburg
Drove alone	78.6%	56.3%
Carpooled	21.4%	27.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	14.6%
Other means	0.0%	2.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gibson	Martinsburg
1-unit, detached	89.2%	77.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	10.8%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	22.7%

Poverty & households

	Gibson	Martinsburg
Poverty rate	6.8%	32.3%
Average household size	1.84	2.23
Mean commute (minutes)	22	23
Median year structure built	1958	1970