Cumming vs Martensdale

A side-by-side comparison of Cumming and Martensdale: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Martensdale has the higher population (588 vs 558 in Cumming). Cumming has the higher median household income ($160,357 vs $53,750 in Martensdale). Cumming has the higher median home value ($486,400 vs $176,400 in Martensdale).

Population, income & housing

	Cumming	Martensdale
Population	558	588
Median age	42.5 yrs	29.0 yrs
Median household income	$160,357	$53,750
Median home value	$486,400	$176,400
Median gross rent	$1,406	$863
Housing units	207	267
Homeownership rate	87.6%	75.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	60.3%	16.8%
Unemployment rate	0.9%	5.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cumming	Martensdale
Population	392 → 558 (+42.3%)	478 → 588 (+23.0%)
Median household income	$103,750 → $160,357 (+54.6%)	$56,667 → $53,750 (-5.1%)
Median home value	$354,700 → $486,400 (+37.1%)	$133,800 → $176,400 (+31.8%)
Median gross rent	$950 → $1,406 (+48.0%)	$658 → $863 (+31.2%)

Cumming

Population

392558

Median household income

$103,750$160,357

Median home value

$354,700$486,400

Median gross rent

$950$1,406

Martensdale

Population

478588

Median household income

$56,667$53,750

Median home value

$133,800$176,400

Median gross rent

$658$863

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cumming	Martensdale
Under 5	6.1%	5.3%
5 to 17	21.0%	16.0%
18 to 24	6.1%	19.9%
25 to 34	5.4%	10.7%
35 to 44	15.2%	10.5%
45 to 54	11.5%	10.5%
55 to 64	16.5%	10.4%
65 to 74	14.2%	8.7%
75 and over	4.1%	8.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cumming	Martensdale
White (non-Hispanic)	91.0%	92.5%
Black or African American	2.2%	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	1.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.6%	6.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.0%	0.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cumming	Martensdale
No high school diploma	1.1%	6.1%
High school graduate	16.4%	41.0%
Some college or associate's	22.3%	36.1%
Bachelor's degree	43.4%	16.2%
Graduate or professional degree	16.9%	0.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cumming	Martensdale
Drove alone	72.2%	75.2%
Carpooled	2.2%	5.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.1%	4.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	21.6%	14.2%
Other means	0.0%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cumming	Martensdale
1-unit, detached	97.1%	82.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.0%	7.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	9.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.9%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Cumming	Martensdale
Poverty rate	2.2%	11.4%
Average household size	2.88	2.26
Mean commute (minutes)	24	28
Median year structure built	2001	1970