Mallard vs Rodman

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

Mallard and Rodman 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 22 in Rodman). Rodman has the higher median household income ($83,125 vs $44,625 in Mallard). Since 2019, Mallard's population has grown faster (+22.4% vs +0.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Mallard	Rodman
Population	268	22
Median age	58.7 yrs	62.5 yrs
Median household income	$44,625	$83,125
Median home value	$55,400	—
Median gross rent	$1,042	—
Housing units	163	21
Homeownership rate	78.6%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.7%	9.5%
Unemployment rate	11.3%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mallard	Rodman
Population	219 → 268 (+22.4%)	22 → 22 (+0.0%)
Median household income	$40,625 → $44,625 (+9.8%)	$78,750 → $83,125 (+5.6%)
Median home value	$52,000 → $55,400 (+6.5%)	$52,500 → $51,300 (-2.3%)
Median gross rent	$704 → $1,042 (+48.0%)	—

Mallard

Population

219268

Median household income

$40,625$44,625

Median home value

$52,000$55,400

Median gross rent

$704$1,042

Rodman

Population

2222

Median household income

$78,750$83,125

Median home value

$52,500$51,300

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Mallard	Rodman
Under 5	4.1%	0.0%
5 to 17	10.1%	4.5%
18 to 24	8.2%	0.0%
25 to 34	13.4%	0.0%
35 to 44	4.5%	4.5%
45 to 54	5.6%	4.5%
55 to 64	11.2%	68.2%
65 to 74	31.0%	18.2%
75 and over	11.9%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

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

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mallard	Rodman
No high school diploma	1.9%	14.3%
High school graduate	59.6%	38.1%
Some college or associate's	31.7%	38.1%
Bachelor's degree	5.8%	9.5%
Graduate or professional degree	1.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mallard	Rodman
Drove alone	78.0%	100.0%
Carpooled	7.6%	0.0%
Public transit	5.1%	0.0%
Walked	8.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.8%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mallard	Rodman
1-unit, detached	93.9%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.3%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Mallard	Rodman
Poverty rate	15.7%	0.0%
Average household size	2.05	1.29
Mean commute (minutes)	18	14
Median year structure built	1950	1938