Martensdale vs Milo

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

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

Milo has the higher population (773 vs 588 in Martensdale). Milo has the higher median household income ($76,250 vs $53,750 in Martensdale). Martensdale has the higher median home value ($176,400 vs $145,400 in Milo).

Population, income & housing

	Martensdale	Milo
Population	588	773
Median age	29.0 yrs	36.7 yrs
Median household income	$53,750	$76,250
Median home value	$176,400	$145,400
Median gross rent	$863	$860
Housing units	267	324
Homeownership rate	75.8%	86.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.8%	18.0%
Unemployment rate	5.3%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Martensdale	Milo
Population	478 → 588 (+23.0%)	856 → 773 (-9.7%)
Median household income	$56,667 → $53,750 (-5.1%)	$56,932 → $76,250 (+33.9%)
Median home value	$133,800 → $176,400 (+31.8%)	$112,700 → $145,400 (+29.0%)
Median gross rent	$658 → $863 (+31.2%)	$817 → $860 (+5.3%)

Martensdale

Population

478588

Median household income

$56,667$53,750

Median home value

$133,800$176,400

Median gross rent

$658$863

Milo

Population

856773

Median household income

$56,932$76,250

Median home value

$112,700$145,400

Median gross rent

$817$860

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Martensdale	Milo
Under 5	5.3%	7.8%
5 to 17	16.0%	14.6%
18 to 24	19.9%	12.9%
25 to 34	10.7%	13.8%
35 to 44	10.5%	16.6%
45 to 54	10.5%	8.9%
55 to 64	10.4%	12.3%
65 to 74	8.7%	7.5%
75 and over	8.0%	5.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Martensdale	Milo
White (non-Hispanic)	92.5%	96.4%
Black or African American	1.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.0%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.3%	2.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Martensdale	Milo
No high school diploma	6.1%	3.4%
High school graduate	41.0%	44.8%
Some college or associate's	36.1%	33.8%
Bachelor's degree	16.2%	15.2%
Graduate or professional degree	0.6%	2.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Martensdale	Milo
Drove alone	75.2%	82.0%
Carpooled	5.6%	8.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.0%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.2%	8.5%
Other means	1.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Martensdale	Milo
1-unit, detached	82.8%	93.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	7.9%	4.3%
5 to 19 units	9.4%	0.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.2%

Poverty & households

	Martensdale	Milo
Poverty rate	11.4%	8.5%
Average household size	2.26	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	28	35
Median year structure built	1970	1963