Marysville vs Melcher-Dallas

A side-by-side comparison of Marysville and Melcher-Dallas: population, income, housing, and more.

Marysville and Melcher-Dallas are places in Iowa. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Melcher-Dallas has the higher population (1,228 vs 52 in Marysville). Marysville has the higher median home value ($168,800 vs $94,600 in Melcher-Dallas). Since 2019, Melcher-Dallas's population has grown faster (+5.9% vs -46.4%).

Population, income & housing

	Marysville	Melcher-Dallas
Population	52	1,228
Median age	29.0 yrs	35.0 yrs
Median household income	—	$72,824
Median home value	$168,800	$94,600
Median gross rent	—	$798
Housing units	19	525
Homeownership rate	78.9%	84.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	18.2%
Unemployment rate	31.6%	5.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Marysville	Melcher-Dallas
Population	97 → 52 (-46.4%)	1,160 → 1,228 (+5.9%)
Median household income	$45,750 → $72,917 (+59.4%)	$38,611 → $72,824 (+88.6%)
Median home value	$73,300 → $168,800 (+130.3%)	$73,300 → $94,600 (+29.1%)
Median gross rent	—	$581 → $798 (+37.3%)

Marysville

Population

9752

Median household income

$45,750$72,917

Median home value

$73,300$168,800

Melcher-Dallas

Population

1,1601,228

Median household income

$38,611$72,824

Median home value

$73,300$94,600

Median gross rent

$581$798

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Marysville	Melcher-Dallas
Under 5	17.3%	9.8%
5 to 17	19.2%	17.5%
18 to 24	0.0%	5.7%
25 to 34	28.8%	16.9%
35 to 44	5.8%	12.8%
45 to 54	3.8%	9.0%
55 to 64	15.4%	11.2%
65 to 74	5.8%	9.4%
75 and over	3.8%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Marysville	Melcher-Dallas
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	95.2%
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%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	3.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Marysville	Melcher-Dallas
No high school diploma	9.1%	3.8%
High school graduate	33.3%	40.5%
Some college or associate's	57.6%	37.5%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	16.2%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	2.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Marysville	Melcher-Dallas
Drove alone	84.6%	85.4%
Carpooled	15.4%	5.6%
Public transit	0.0%	2.2%
Walked	0.0%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	6.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Marysville	Melcher-Dallas
1-unit, detached	84.2%	91.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	1.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	15.8%	3.6%

Poverty & households

	Marysville	Melcher-Dallas
Poverty rate	0.0%	12.5%
Average household size	2.74	2.66
Mean commute (minutes)	29	30
Median year structure built	2001	1938