Melvin vs Sibley

A side-by-side comparison of Melvin and Sibley: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Sibley has the higher population (2,821 vs 311 in Melvin). Melvin has the higher median household income ($65,795 vs $54,767 in Sibley). Sibley has the higher median home value ($119,800 vs $51,500 in Melvin).

Population, income & housing

	Melvin	Sibley
Population	311	2,821
Median age	31.8 yrs	39.0 yrs
Median household income	$65,795	$54,767
Median home value	$51,500	$119,800
Median gross rent	$600	$770
Housing units	123	1,207
Homeownership rate	79.4%	72.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.7%	18.9%
Unemployment rate	4.8%	8.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Melvin	Sibley
Population	266 → 311 (+16.9%)	2,611 → 2,821 (+8.0%)
Median household income	$55,938 → $65,795 (+17.6%)	$57,708 → $54,767 (-5.1%)
Median home value	$46,800 → $51,500 (+10.0%)	$78,100 → $119,800 (+53.4%)
Median gross rent	$505 → $600 (+18.8%)	$654 → $770 (+17.7%)

Melvin

Population

266311

Median household income

$55,938$65,795

Median home value

$46,800$51,500

Median gross rent

$505$600

Sibley

Population

2,6112,821

Median household income

$57,708$54,767

Median home value

$78,100$119,800

Median gross rent

$654$770

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Melvin	Sibley
Under 5	5.8%	7.4%
5 to 17	29.3%	18.3%
18 to 24	6.8%	7.5%
25 to 34	9.6%	12.6%
35 to 44	13.5%	11.2%
45 to 54	4.5%	9.0%
55 to 64	9.6%	11.2%
65 to 74	14.8%	11.6%
75 and over	6.1%	11.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Melvin	Sibley
White (non-Hispanic)	62.7%	81.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.8%
Asian	0.6%	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.6%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	36.0%	13.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Melvin	Sibley
No high school diploma	33.7%	12.9%
High school graduate	33.1%	37.2%
Some college or associate's	25.4%	31.1%
Bachelor's degree	7.7%	11.4%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	7.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Melvin	Sibley
Drove alone	88.1%	77.7%
Carpooled	6.7%	16.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.5%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.2%
Worked from home	0.7%	3.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Melvin	Sibley
1-unit, detached	90.2%	81.2%
1-unit, attached	1.6%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	0.8%	8.8%
5 to 19 units	5.7%	7.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.2%
Mobile home & other	1.6%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Melvin	Sibley
Poverty rate	36.6%	23.7%
Average household size	2.91	2.47
Mean commute (minutes)	18	22
Median year structure built	1954	1958