Mapleton vs Moorhead

A side-by-side comparison of Mapleton and Moorhead: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Mapleton has the higher population (997 vs 263 in Moorhead). Mapleton has the higher median household income ($52,955 vs $35,938 in Moorhead). Mapleton has the higher median home value ($116,400 vs $56,400 in Moorhead).

Population, income & housing

	Mapleton	Moorhead
Population	997	263
Median age	56.7 yrs	39.3 yrs
Median household income	$52,955	$35,938
Median home value	$116,400	$56,400
Median gross rent	$780	$867
Housing units	630	131
Homeownership rate	77.0%	74.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.0%	10.9%
Unemployment rate	2.7%	2.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mapleton	Moorhead
Population	1,114 → 997 (-10.5%)	184 → 263 (+42.9%)
Median household income	$46,417 → $52,955 (+14.1%)	$33,125 → $35,938 (+8.5%)
Median home value	$87,300 → $116,400 (+33.3%)	$47,900 → $56,400 (+17.7%)
Median gross rent	$525 → $780 (+48.6%)	$600 → $867 (+44.5%)

Mapleton

Population

1,114997

Median household income

$46,417$52,955

Median home value

$87,300$116,400

Median gross rent

$525$780

Moorhead

Population

184263

Median household income

$33,125$35,938

Median home value

$47,900$56,400

Median gross rent

$600$867

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Mapleton	Moorhead
Under 5	5.0%	7.6%
5 to 17	10.3%	21.3%
18 to 24	5.6%	4.9%
25 to 34	7.5%	11.4%
35 to 44	12.5%	13.3%
45 to 54	7.3%	3.4%
55 to 64	20.2%	15.2%
65 to 74	14.1%	15.6%
75 and over	17.4%	7.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mapleton	Moorhead
White (non-Hispanic)	95.0%	99.6%
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	0.9%	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino	4.1%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mapleton	Moorhead
No high school diploma	13.8%	2.9%
High school graduate	38.2%	42.5%
Some college or associate's	28.9%	43.7%
Bachelor's degree	11.5%	4.6%
Graduate or professional degree	7.5%	6.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mapleton	Moorhead
Drove alone	83.9%	82.9%
Carpooled	3.8%	17.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.9%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.4%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mapleton	Moorhead
1-unit, detached	80.3%	96.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.9%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	12.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.1%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.3%	3.1%

Poverty & households

	Mapleton	Moorhead
Poverty rate	10.4%	36.5%
Average household size	1.84	2.14
Mean commute (minutes)	20	27
Median year structure built	1959	1938