Malcom vs Montezuma

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

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

Montezuma has the higher population (1,257 vs 268 in Malcom). Malcom has the higher median household income ($73,056 vs $63,375 in Montezuma). Montezuma has the higher median home value ($157,800 vs $110,100 in Malcom).

Population, income & housing

	Malcom	Montezuma
Population	268	1,257
Median age	38.6 yrs	45.1 yrs
Median household income	$73,056	$63,375
Median home value	$110,100	$157,800
Median gross rent	$675	$843
Housing units	124	651
Homeownership rate	84.8%	54.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.4%	21.2%
Unemployment rate	1.3%	8.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Malcom	Montezuma
Population	262 → 268 (+2.3%)	1,338 → 1,257 (-6.1%)
Median household income	$48,750 → $73,056 (+49.9%)	$54,526 → $63,375 (+16.2%)
Median home value	$83,200 → $110,100 (+32.3%)	$106,800 → $157,800 (+47.8%)
Median gross rent	$608 → $675 (+11.0%)	$697 → $843 (+20.9%)

Malcom

Population

262268

Median household income

$48,750$73,056

Median home value

$83,200$110,100

Median gross rent

$608$675

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)

	Malcom	Montezuma
Under 5	7.5%	6.0%
5 to 17	10.8%	12.1%
18 to 24	9.3%	10.8%
25 to 34	18.3%	12.7%
35 to 44	10.1%	8.2%
45 to 54	13.8%	10.0%
55 to 64	12.7%	18.2%
65 to 74	13.4%	12.2%
75 and over	4.1%	9.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Malcom	Montezuma
White (non-Hispanic)	95.9%	92.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.6%
Asian	0.0%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.7%	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Malcom	Montezuma
No high school diploma	2.6%	4.4%
High school graduate	42.8%	35.1%
Some college or associate's	24.2%	39.4%
Bachelor's degree	28.9%	14.8%
Graduate or professional degree	1.5%	6.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Malcom	Montezuma
Drove alone	88.4%	86.3%
Carpooled	2.0%	4.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.1%	2.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.4%	5.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Malcom	Montezuma
1-unit, detached	84.7%	64.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	8.9%	20.1%
5 to 19 units	4.0%	4.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	2.4%	10.4%

Poverty & households

	Malcom	Montezuma
Poverty rate	17.3%	17.6%
Average household size	2.39	2.09
Mean commute (minutes)	22	20
Median year structure built	1971	1973