Martinsburg vs Webster

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

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

Webster has the higher population (136 vs 96 in Martinsburg). Martinsburg has the higher median household income ($43,281 vs $34,423 in Webster). Webster has the higher median home value ($83,000 vs $52,500 in Martinsburg).

Population, income & housing

	Martinsburg	Webster
Population	96	136
Median age	46.4 yrs	27.3 yrs
Median household income	$43,281	$34,423
Median home value	$52,500	$83,000
Median gross rent	—	$850
Housing units	44	64
Homeownership rate	88.4%	88.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.7%	6.6%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	2.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Martinsburg	Webster
Population	89 → 96 (+7.9%)	138 → 136 (-1.4%)
Median household income	$59,375 → $43,281 (-27.1%)	$41,250 → $34,423 (-16.6%)
Median home value	$70,000 → $52,500 (-25.0%)	$63,100 → $83,000 (+31.5%)
Median gross rent	—	$863 → $850 (-1.5%)

Martinsburg

Population

8996

Median household income

$59,375$43,281

Median home value

$70,000$52,500

Webster

Population

138136

Median household income

$41,250$34,423

Median home value

$63,100$83,000

Median gross rent

$863$850

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Martinsburg	Webster
Under 5	4.2%	13.2%
5 to 17	17.7%	22.8%
18 to 24	0.0%	8.1%
25 to 34	20.8%	25.7%
35 to 44	5.2%	5.1%
45 to 54	17.7%	1.5%
55 to 64	9.4%	8.1%
65 to 74	14.6%	6.6%
75 and over	10.4%	8.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Martinsburg	Webster
White (non-Hispanic)	89.6%	79.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.7%
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	10.4%	19.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Martinsburg	Webster
No high school diploma	10.7%	14.5%
High school graduate	60.0%	34.2%
Some college or associate's	22.7%	44.7%
Bachelor's degree	6.7%	5.3%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	1.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Martinsburg	Webster
Drove alone	56.3%	94.0%
Carpooled	27.1%	6.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.6%	0.0%
Other means	2.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Martinsburg	Webster
1-unit, detached	77.3%	75.0%
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	22.7%	18.8%

Poverty & households

	Martinsburg	Webster
Poverty rate	32.3%	8.1%
Average household size	2.23	2.52
Mean commute (minutes)	23	36
Median year structure built	1970	1938