Graettinger vs Mallard

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

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

Graettinger has the higher population (1,038 vs 268 in Mallard). Graettinger has the higher median household income ($73,250 vs $44,625 in Mallard). Graettinger has the higher median home value ($87,000 vs $55,400 in Mallard).

Population, income & housing

	Graettinger	Mallard
Population	1,038	268
Median age	38.7 yrs	58.7 yrs
Median household income	$73,250	$44,625
Median home value	$87,000	$55,400
Median gross rent	$480	$1,042
Housing units	483	163
Homeownership rate	78.1%	78.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.9%	6.7%
Unemployment rate	0.3%	11.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Graettinger	Mallard
Population	940 → 1,038 (+10.4%)	219 → 268 (+22.4%)
Median household income	$47,321 → $73,250 (+54.8%)	$40,625 → $44,625 (+9.8%)
Median home value	$66,500 → $87,000 (+30.8%)	$52,000 → $55,400 (+6.5%)
Median gross rent	$494 → $480 (-2.8%)	$704 → $1,042 (+48.0%)

Graettinger

Population

9401,038

Median household income

$47,321$73,250

Median home value

$66,500$87,000

Median gross rent

$494$480

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)

	Graettinger	Mallard
Under 5	3.1%	4.1%
5 to 17	24.9%	10.1%
18 to 24	7.4%	8.2%
25 to 34	8.5%	13.4%
35 to 44	21.2%	4.5%
45 to 54	10.0%	5.6%
55 to 64	14.4%	11.2%
65 to 74	6.6%	31.0%
75 and over	4.0%	11.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Graettinger	Mallard
White (non-Hispanic)	80.3%	92.9%
Black or African American	10.0%	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	7.6%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	2.1%	2.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Graettinger	Mallard
No high school diploma	7.0%	1.9%
High school graduate	31.6%	59.6%
Some college or associate's	47.5%	31.7%
Bachelor's degree	9.4%	5.8%
Graduate or professional degree	4.5%	1.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Graettinger	Mallard
Drove alone	74.6%	78.0%
Carpooled	20.0%	7.6%
Public transit	0.0%	5.1%
Walked	2.0%	8.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.1%	0.8%
Other means	2.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Graettinger	Mallard
1-unit, detached	88.4%	93.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	7.2%	4.3%
5 to 19 units	2.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.8%
Mobile home & other	1.4%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Graettinger	Mallard
Poverty rate	7.0%	15.7%
Average household size	2.34	2.05
Mean commute (minutes)	20	18
Median year structure built	1953	1950