Emerson vs Malvern

A side-by-side comparison of Emerson and Malvern: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Malvern has the higher population (1,415 vs 547 in Emerson). Malvern has the higher median household income ($82,027 vs $47,426 in Emerson). Malvern has the higher median home value ($173,900 vs $113,600 in Emerson).

Population, income & housing

	Emerson	Malvern
Population	547	1,415
Median age	45.1 yrs	42.6 yrs
Median household income	$47,426	$82,027
Median home value	$113,600	$173,900
Median gross rent	$913	$843
Housing units	271	562
Homeownership rate	80.3%	85.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.5%	28.8%
Unemployment rate	6.9%	5.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Emerson	Malvern
Population	491 → 547 (+11.4%)	1,015 → 1,415 (+39.4%)
Median household income	$53,750 → $47,426 (-11.8%)	$53,250 → $82,027 (+54.0%)
Median home value	$77,900 → $113,600 (+45.8%)	$110,500 → $173,900 (+57.4%)
Median gross rent	$733 → $913 (+24.6%)	$784 → $843 (+7.5%)

Emerson

Population

491547

Median household income

$53,750$47,426

Median home value

$77,900$113,600

Median gross rent

$733$913

Malvern

Population

1,0151,415

Median household income

$53,250$82,027

Median home value

$110,500$173,900

Median gross rent

$784$843

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Emerson	Malvern
Under 5	2.9%	3.1%
5 to 17	20.7%	18.1%
18 to 24	8.6%	10.1%
25 to 34	6.9%	8.8%
35 to 44	10.6%	15.7%
45 to 54	19.4%	9.3%
55 to 64	12.2%	14.8%
65 to 74	11.5%	12.1%
75 and over	7.1%	8.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Emerson	Malvern
White (non-Hispanic)	92.1%	95.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.7%
Asian	0.9%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.7%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	1.3%	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Emerson	Malvern
No high school diploma	15.9%	7.3%
High school graduate	35.6%	28.2%
Some college or associate's	38.0%	35.7%
Bachelor's degree	8.9%	24.1%
Graduate or professional degree	1.6%	4.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Emerson	Malvern
Drove alone	88.9%	78.8%
Carpooled	4.5%	11.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	7.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.7%	2.0%
Other means	0.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Emerson	Malvern
1-unit, detached	90.0%	86.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	4.8%	3.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.7%
Mobile home & other	5.2%	5.5%

Poverty & households

	Emerson	Malvern
Poverty rate	16.3%	5.3%
Average household size	2.35	2.81
Mean commute (minutes)	27	30
Median year structure built	1938	1946