Hiawatha vs Marion

A side-by-side comparison of Hiawatha and Marion: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Marion has the higher population (41,690 vs 7,178 in Hiawatha). Marion has the higher median household income ($87,105 vs $67,628 in Hiawatha). Marion has the higher median home value ($230,800 vs $210,200 in Hiawatha).

Population, income & housing

	Hiawatha	Marion
Population	7,178	41,690
Median age	33.4 yrs	40.4 yrs
Median household income	$67,628	$87,105
Median home value	$210,200	$230,800
Median gross rent	$846	$978
Housing units	3,197	17,680
Homeownership rate	68.3%	77.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.4%	39.2%
Unemployment rate	6.0%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hiawatha	Marion
Population	7,333 → 7,178 (-2.1%)	39,328 → 41,690 (+6.0%)
Median household income	$48,191 → $67,628 (+40.3%)	$72,150 → $87,105 (+20.7%)
Median home value	$143,500 → $210,200 (+46.5%)	$168,700 → $230,800 (+36.8%)
Median gross rent	$773 → $846 (+9.4%)	$725 → $978 (+34.9%)

Hiawatha

Population

7,3337,178

Median household income

$48,191$67,628

Median home value

$143,500$210,200

Median gross rent

$773$846

Marion

Population

39,32841,690

Median household income

$72,150$87,105

Median home value

$168,700$230,800

Median gross rent

$725$978

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hiawatha	Marion
Under 5	8.0%	7.0%
5 to 17	18.3%	17.8%
18 to 24	9.9%	5.0%
25 to 34	16.7%	12.8%
35 to 44	8.3%	15.3%
45 to 54	11.6%	12.6%
55 to 64	12.8%	11.3%
65 to 74	8.4%	10.6%
75 and over	5.9%	7.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hiawatha	Marion
White (non-Hispanic)	80.9%	88.6%
Black or African American	3.9%	2.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	6.1%	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.8%	0.2%
Two or more races	4.5%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	3.8%	3.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hiawatha	Marion
No high school diploma	3.3%	2.9%
High school graduate	24.0%	24.5%
Some college or associate's	40.2%	33.4%
Bachelor's degree	22.4%	27.7%
Graduate or professional degree	10.0%	11.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hiawatha	Marion
Drove alone	84.0%	74.2%
Carpooled	5.9%	5.9%
Public transit	1.1%	1.0%
Walked	0.4%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	8.4%	16.5%
Other means	0.2%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hiawatha	Marion
1-unit, detached	53.7%	65.1%
1-unit, attached	9.4%	9.4%
2 to 4 units	7.7%	6.0%
5 to 19 units	14.9%	9.8%
20 or more units	5.1%	5.4%
Mobile home & other	9.2%	4.3%

Poverty & households

	Hiawatha	Marion
Poverty rate	15.7%	7.0%
Average household size	2.39	2.47
Mean commute (minutes)	15	19
Median year structure built	1992	1992