Cerro Gordo County vs Marshall County

A side-by-side comparison of Cerro Gordo County and Marshall County: population, income, housing, and more.

Cerro Gordo County and Marshall County are counties in Iowa. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Cerro Gordo County has the higher population (42,785 vs 39,971 in Marshall County). Marshall County has the higher median household income ($72,785 vs $65,537 in Cerro Gordo County). Cerro Gordo County has the higher median home value ($154,100 vs $134,100 in Marshall County).

Population, income & housing

	Cerro Gordo County	Marshall County
Population	42,785	39,971
Median age	43.9 yrs	38.7 yrs
Median household income	$65,537	$72,785
Median home value	$154,100	$134,100
Median gross rent	$840	$860
Housing units	22,730	16,860
Homeownership rate	71.6%	73.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.3%	21.4%
Unemployment rate	2.6%	4.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cerro Gordo County	Marshall County
Population	42,834 → 42,785 (-0.1%)	39,964 → 39,971 (+0.0%)
Median household income	$53,963 → $65,537 (+21.4%)	$56,437 → $72,785 (+29.0%)
Median home value	$128,600 → $154,100 (+19.8%)	$106,000 → $134,100 (+26.5%)
Median gross rent	$707 → $840 (+18.8%)	$689 → $860 (+24.8%)

Cerro Gordo County

Population

42,83442,785

Median household income

$53,963$65,537

Median home value

$128,600$154,100

Median gross rent

$707$840

Marshall County

Population

39,96439,971

Median household income

$56,437$72,785

Median home value

$106,000$134,100

Median gross rent

$689$860

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cerro Gordo County	Marshall County
Under 5	5.3%	6.0%
5 to 17	15.6%	19.3%
18 to 24	7.4%	8.3%
25 to 34	11.6%	11.4%
35 to 44	11.1%	12.0%
45 to 54	11.0%	11.4%
55 to 64	14.9%	13.1%
65 to 74	13.4%	10.9%
75 and over	9.6%	7.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cerro Gordo County	Marshall County
White (non-Hispanic)	88.9%	67.4%
Black or African American	1.9%	1.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.2%
Asian	1.2%	4.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.4%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	1.9%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	5.4%	23.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cerro Gordo County	Marshall County
No high school diploma	5.5%	13.0%
High school graduate	35.9%	34.5%
Some college or associate's	34.3%	31.0%
Bachelor's degree	16.4%	14.6%
Graduate or professional degree	7.9%	6.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cerro Gordo County	Marshall County
Drove alone	78.8%	76.4%
Carpooled	9.2%	13.0%
Public transit	0.6%	0.0%
Walked	2.3%	2.9%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.2%
Worked from home	7.8%	7.0%
Other means	0.9%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cerro Gordo County	Marshall County
1-unit, detached	75.2%	77.6%
1-unit, attached	2.9%	1.9%
2 to 4 units	5.5%	7.2%
5 to 19 units	6.9%	5.9%
20 or more units	5.8%	4.3%
Mobile home & other	3.7%	3.1%

Poverty & households

	Cerro Gordo County	Marshall County
Poverty rate	9.4%	11.1%
Average household size	2.15	2.48
Mean commute (minutes)	16	20
Median year structure built	1959	1958