Hartwick vs Malcom

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

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

Malcom has the higher population (268 vs 104 in Hartwick). Hartwick has the higher median household income ($85,000 vs $73,056 in Malcom). Malcom has the higher median home value ($110,100 vs $90,000 in Hartwick).

Population, income & housing

	Hartwick	Malcom
Population	104	268
Median age	26.3 yrs	38.6 yrs
Median household income	$85,000	$73,056
Median home value	$90,000	$110,100
Median gross rent	—	$675
Housing units	32	124
Homeownership rate	87.5%	84.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.5%	30.4%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	1.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hartwick	Malcom
Population	108 → 104 (-3.7%)	262 → 268 (+2.3%)
Median household income	$65,833 → $85,000 (+29.1%)	$48,750 → $73,056 (+49.9%)
Median home value	$77,900 → $90,000 (+15.5%)	$83,200 → $110,100 (+32.3%)
Median gross rent	—	$608 → $675 (+11.0%)

Hartwick

Population

108104

Median household income

$65,833$85,000

Median home value

$77,900$90,000

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)

	Hartwick	Malcom
Under 5	23.1%	7.5%
5 to 17	22.1%	10.8%
18 to 24	2.9%	9.3%
25 to 34	16.3%	18.3%
35 to 44	14.4%	10.1%
45 to 54	6.7%	13.8%
55 to 64	4.8%	12.7%
65 to 74	4.8%	13.4%
75 and over	4.8%	4.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hartwick	Malcom
White (non-Hispanic)	63.5%	95.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.4%
Two or more races	9.6%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	26.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hartwick	Malcom
No high school diploma	1.9%	2.6%
High school graduate	31.5%	42.8%
Some college or associate's	35.2%	24.2%
Bachelor's degree	20.4%	28.9%
Graduate or professional degree	11.1%	1.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hartwick	Malcom
Drove alone	91.7%	88.4%
Carpooled	0.0%	2.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	4.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.3%	5.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hartwick	Malcom
1-unit, detached	93.8%	84.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	8.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.3%	2.4%

Poverty & households

	Hartwick	Malcom
Poverty rate	1.0%	17.3%
Average household size	3.25	2.39
Mean commute (minutes)	23	22
Median year structure built	1938	1971