Grinnell vs Malcom

A side-by-side comparison of Grinnell and Malcom: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Grinnell has the higher population (9,527 vs 268 in Malcom). Malcom has the higher median household income ($73,056 vs $64,426 in Grinnell). Grinnell has the higher median home value ($191,700 vs $110,100 in Malcom).

Population, income & housing

	Grinnell	Malcom
Population	9,527	268
Median age	37.9 yrs	38.6 yrs
Median household income	$64,426	$73,056
Median home value	$191,700	$110,100
Median gross rent	$876	$675
Housing units	3,994	124
Homeownership rate	65.1%	84.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	41.1%	30.4%
Unemployment rate	5.3%	1.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Grinnell	Malcom
Population	9,031 → 9,527 (+5.5%)	262 → 268 (+2.3%)
Median household income	$46,750 → $64,426 (+37.8%)	$48,750 → $73,056 (+49.9%)
Median home value	$137,500 → $191,700 (+39.4%)	$83,200 → $110,100 (+32.3%)
Median gross rent	$739 → $876 (+18.5%)	$608 → $675 (+11.0%)

Grinnell

Population

9,0319,527

Median household income

$46,750$64,426

Median home value

$137,500$191,700

Median gross rent

$739$876

Malcom

Population

262268

Median household income

$48,750$73,056

Median home value

$83,200$110,100

Median gross rent

$608$675

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Grinnell	Malcom
Under 5	3.3%	7.5%
5 to 17	15.4%	10.8%
18 to 24	20.6%	9.3%
25 to 34	8.5%	18.3%
35 to 44	10.7%	10.1%
45 to 54	10.1%	13.8%
55 to 64	9.9%	12.7%
65 to 74	10.3%	13.4%
75 and over	11.2%	4.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Grinnell	Malcom
White (non-Hispanic)	86.6%	95.9%
Black or African American	2.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	3.9%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.4%
Two or more races	3.5%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	3.9%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Grinnell	Malcom
No high school diploma	4.8%	2.6%
High school graduate	27.7%	42.8%
Some college or associate's	26.4%	24.2%
Bachelor's degree	21.8%	28.9%
Graduate or professional degree	19.2%	1.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Grinnell	Malcom
Drove alone	58.8%	88.4%
Carpooled	3.9%	2.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	19.6%	4.1%
Bicycle	3.9%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.4%	5.4%
Other means	0.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Grinnell	Malcom
1-unit, detached	63.7%	84.7%
1-unit, attached	7.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	8.8%	8.9%
5 to 19 units	9.7%	4.0%
20 or more units	6.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.9%	2.4%

Poverty & households

	Grinnell	Malcom
Poverty rate	10.9%	17.3%
Average household size	2.14	2.39
Mean commute (minutes)	14	22
Median year structure built	1968	1971