Mallard vs Ruthven

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

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

Ruthven has the higher population (766 vs 268 in Mallard). Ruthven has the higher median household income ($58,750 vs $44,625 in Mallard). Ruthven has the higher median home value ($103,400 vs $55,400 in Mallard).

Population, income & housing

	Mallard	Ruthven
Population	268	766
Median age	58.7 yrs	36.6 yrs
Median household income	$44,625	$58,750
Median home value	$55,400	$103,400
Median gross rent	$1,042	$650
Housing units	163	334
Homeownership rate	78.6%	76.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.7%	15.4%
Unemployment rate	11.3%	1.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mallard	Ruthven
Population	219 → 268 (+22.4%)	751 → 766 (+2.0%)
Median household income	$40,625 → $44,625 (+9.8%)	$37,337 → $58,750 (+57.4%)
Median home value	$52,000 → $55,400 (+6.5%)	$59,900 → $103,400 (+72.6%)
Median gross rent	$704 → $1,042 (+48.0%)	$486 → $650 (+33.7%)

Mallard

Population

219268

Median household income

$40,625$44,625

Median home value

$52,000$55,400

Median gross rent

$704$1,042

Ruthven

Population

751766

Median household income

$37,337$58,750

Median home value

$59,900$103,400

Median gross rent

$486$650

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Mallard	Ruthven
Under 5	4.1%	6.5%
5 to 17	10.1%	21.5%
18 to 24	8.2%	8.4%
25 to 34	13.4%	12.3%
35 to 44	4.5%	9.8%
45 to 54	5.6%	13.4%
55 to 64	11.2%	11.7%
65 to 74	31.0%	10.1%
75 and over	11.9%	6.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mallard	Ruthven
White (non-Hispanic)	92.9%	81.7%
Black or African American	3.7%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.7%	9.4%
Hispanic or Latino	2.6%	7.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mallard	Ruthven
No high school diploma	1.9%	6.0%
High school graduate	59.6%	36.1%
Some college or associate's	31.7%	42.5%
Bachelor's degree	5.8%	14.8%
Graduate or professional degree	1.0%	0.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mallard	Ruthven
Drove alone	78.0%	72.3%
Carpooled	7.6%	17.6%
Public transit	5.1%	0.0%
Walked	8.5%	2.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.8%	6.1%
Other means	0.0%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mallard	Ruthven
1-unit, detached	93.9%	81.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.3%	9.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	5.1%
20 or more units	1.8%	0.6%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	2.7%

Poverty & households

	Mallard	Ruthven
Poverty rate	15.7%	13.7%
Average household size	2.05	2.66
Mean commute (minutes)	18	23
Median year structure built	1950	1955