Grinnell vs Montezuma

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

Grinnell and Montezuma 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 1,257 in Montezuma). Grinnell has the higher median household income ($64,426 vs $63,375 in Montezuma). Grinnell has the higher median home value ($191,700 vs $157,800 in Montezuma).

Population, income & housing

	Grinnell	Montezuma
Population	9,527	1,257
Median age	37.9 yrs	45.1 yrs
Median household income	$64,426	$63,375
Median home value	$191,700	$157,800
Median gross rent	$876	$843
Housing units	3,994	651
Homeownership rate	65.1%	54.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	41.1%	21.2%
Unemployment rate	5.3%	8.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Grinnell	Montezuma
Population	9,031 → 9,527 (+5.5%)	1,338 → 1,257 (-6.1%)
Median household income	$46,750 → $64,426 (+37.8%)	$54,526 → $63,375 (+16.2%)
Median home value	$137,500 → $191,700 (+39.4%)	$106,800 → $157,800 (+47.8%)
Median gross rent	$739 → $876 (+18.5%)	$697 → $843 (+20.9%)

Grinnell

Population

9,0319,527

Median household income

$46,750$64,426

Median home value

$137,500$191,700

Median gross rent

$739$876

Montezuma

Population

1,3381,257

Median household income

$54,526$63,375

Median home value

$106,800$157,800

Median gross rent

$697$843

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Grinnell	Montezuma
Under 5	3.3%	6.0%
5 to 17	15.4%	12.1%
18 to 24	20.6%	10.8%
25 to 34	8.5%	12.7%
35 to 44	10.7%	8.2%
45 to 54	10.1%	10.0%
55 to 64	9.9%	18.2%
65 to 74	10.3%	12.2%
75 and over	11.2%	9.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Grinnell	Montezuma
White (non-Hispanic)	86.6%	92.8%
Black or African American	2.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.6%
Asian	3.9%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.5%	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino	3.9%	1.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Grinnell	Montezuma
No high school diploma	4.8%	4.4%
High school graduate	27.7%	35.1%
Some college or associate's	26.4%	39.4%
Bachelor's degree	21.8%	14.8%
Graduate or professional degree	19.2%	6.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Grinnell	Montezuma
Drove alone	58.8%	86.3%
Carpooled	3.9%	4.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	19.6%	2.7%
Bicycle	3.9%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.4%	5.6%
Other means	0.4%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Grinnell	Montezuma
1-unit, detached	63.7%	64.1%
1-unit, attached	7.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	8.8%	20.1%
5 to 19 units	9.7%	4.9%
20 or more units	6.5%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	3.9%	10.4%

Poverty & households

	Grinnell	Montezuma
Poverty rate	10.9%	17.6%
Average household size	2.14	2.09
Mean commute (minutes)	14	20
Median year structure built	1968	1973