Curlew vs Mallard

A side-by-side comparison of Curlew and Mallard: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Mallard has the higher population (268 vs 43 in Curlew). Curlew has the higher median household income ($63,750 vs $44,625 in Mallard). Mallard has the higher median home value ($55,400 vs $47,000 in Curlew).

Population, income & housing

	Curlew	Mallard
Population	43	268
Median age	61.3 yrs	58.7 yrs
Median household income	$63,750	$44,625
Median home value	$47,000	$55,400
Median gross rent	—	$1,042
Housing units	44	163
Homeownership rate	86.4%	78.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.6%	6.7%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	11.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Curlew	Mallard
Population	61 → 43 (-29.5%)	219 → 268 (+22.4%)
Median household income	$48,750 → $63,750 (+30.8%)	$40,625 → $44,625 (+9.8%)
Median home value	$43,300 → $47,000 (+8.5%)	$52,000 → $55,400 (+6.5%)
Median gross rent	—	$704 → $1,042 (+48.0%)

Curlew

Population

6143

Median household income

$48,750$63,750

Median home value

$43,300$47,000

Mallard

Population

219268

Median household income

$40,625$44,625

Median home value

$52,000$55,400

Median gross rent

$704$1,042

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Curlew	Mallard
Under 5	0.0%	4.1%
5 to 17	16.3%	10.1%
18 to 24	0.0%	8.2%
25 to 34	7.0%	13.4%
35 to 44	9.3%	4.5%
45 to 54	11.6%	5.6%
55 to 64	9.3%	11.2%
65 to 74	23.3%	31.0%
75 and over	23.3%	11.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Curlew	Mallard
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	92.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	3.7%
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%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	2.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Curlew	Mallard
No high school diploma	16.7%	1.9%
High school graduate	58.3%	59.6%
Some college or associate's	19.4%	31.7%
Bachelor's degree	5.6%	5.8%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	1.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Curlew	Mallard
Drove alone	80.0%	78.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	7.6%
Public transit	0.0%	5.1%
Walked	13.3%	8.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.7%	0.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Curlew	Mallard
1-unit, detached	93.2%	93.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	6.8%	4.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.8%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Curlew	Mallard
Poverty rate	16.3%	15.7%
Average household size	1.95	2.05
Mean commute (minutes)	28	18
Median year structure built	1938	1950