Maxwell vs Roland

A side-by-side comparison of Maxwell and Roland: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Roland has the higher population (1,458 vs 789 in Maxwell). Maxwell has the higher median household income ($85,789 vs $84,779 in Roland). Roland has the higher median home value ($173,100 vs $147,300 in Maxwell).

Population, income & housing

	Maxwell	Roland
Population	789	1,458
Median age	38.3 yrs	41.9 yrs
Median household income	$85,789	$84,779
Median home value	$147,300	$173,100
Median gross rent	$625	$983
Housing units	363	702
Homeownership rate	86.1%	85.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.7%	32.6%
Unemployment rate	3.4%	0.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Maxwell	Roland
Population	784 → 789 (+0.6%)	1,408 → 1,458 (+3.6%)
Median household income	$71,667 → $85,789 (+19.7%)	$76,413 → $84,779 (+10.9%)
Median home value	$118,100 → $147,300 (+24.7%)	$146,300 → $173,100 (+18.3%)
Median gross rent	$579 → $625 (+7.9%)	$615 → $983 (+59.8%)

Maxwell

Population

784789

Median household income

$71,667$85,789

Median home value

$118,100$147,300

Median gross rent

$579$625

Roland

Population

1,4081,458

Median household income

$76,413$84,779

Median home value

$146,300$173,100

Median gross rent

$615$983

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Maxwell	Roland
Under 5	5.3%	6.7%
5 to 17	20.5%	16.7%
18 to 24	4.4%	4.1%
25 to 34	16.7%	14.1%
35 to 44	10.6%	12.7%
45 to 54	10.9%	15.7%
55 to 64	15.1%	15.9%
65 to 74	10.5%	9.1%
75 and over	5.8%	5.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Maxwell	Roland
White (non-Hispanic)	89.1%	96.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.7%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.4%
Two or more races	2.0%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	6.2%	0.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Maxwell	Roland
No high school diploma	2.7%	1.4%
High school graduate	31.3%	21.7%
Some college or associate's	37.3%	44.2%
Bachelor's degree	20.0%	24.0%
Graduate or professional degree	8.7%	8.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Maxwell	Roland
Drove alone	90.2%	84.7%
Carpooled	1.0%	5.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.0%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.8%	9.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Maxwell	Roland
1-unit, detached	92.3%	92.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.9%
2 to 4 units	3.0%	0.9%
5 to 19 units	4.7%	3.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.6%

Poverty & households

	Maxwell	Roland
Poverty rate	9.8%	0.6%
Average household size	2.33	2.14
Mean commute (minutes)	27	22
Median year structure built	1941	1958