Martensdale vs New Virginia

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

Martensdale and New Virginia 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 513 in New Virginia). New Virginia has the higher median household income ($75,875 vs $53,750 in Martensdale). Martensdale has the higher median home value ($176,400 vs $168,100 in New Virginia).

Population, income & housing

	Martensdale	New Virginia
Population	588	513
Median age	29.0 yrs	31.7 yrs
Median household income	$53,750	$75,875
Median home value	$176,400	$168,100
Median gross rent	$863	$1,054
Housing units	267	185
Homeownership rate	75.8%	72.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.8%	26.5%
Unemployment rate	5.3%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Martensdale	New Virginia
Population	478 → 588 (+23.0%)	465 → 513 (+10.3%)
Median household income	$56,667 → $53,750 (-5.1%)	$66,429 → $75,875 (+14.2%)
Median home value	$133,800 → $176,400 (+31.8%)	$111,700 → $168,100 (+50.5%)
Median gross rent	$658 → $863 (+31.2%)	$780 → $1,054 (+35.1%)

Martensdale

Population

478588

Median household income

$56,667$53,750

Median home value

$133,800$176,400

Median gross rent

$658$863

New Virginia

Population

465513

Median household income

$66,429$75,875

Median home value

$111,700$168,100

Median gross rent

$780$1,054

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Martensdale	New Virginia
Under 5	5.3%	7.4%
5 to 17	16.0%	25.9%
18 to 24	19.9%	10.7%
25 to 34	10.7%	8.0%
35 to 44	10.5%	21.4%
45 to 54	10.5%	6.8%
55 to 64	10.4%	4.5%
65 to 74	8.7%	11.1%
75 and over	8.0%	4.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Martensdale	New Virginia
White (non-Hispanic)	92.5%	98.1%
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%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.3%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Martensdale	New Virginia
No high school diploma	6.1%	1.4%
High school graduate	41.0%	36.6%
Some college or associate's	36.1%	35.5%
Bachelor's degree	16.2%	20.9%
Graduate or professional degree	0.6%	5.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Martensdale	New Virginia
Drove alone	75.2%	73.2%
Carpooled	5.6%	10.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.0%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.2%	13.6%
Other means	1.0%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Martensdale	New Virginia
1-unit, detached	82.8%	75.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	7.9%	5.9%
5 to 19 units	9.4%	14.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	3.8%

Poverty & households

	Martensdale	New Virginia
Poverty rate	11.4%	2.7%
Average household size	2.26	2.90
Mean commute (minutes)	28	29
Median year structure built	1970	1960