Jasper County vs Marion County

A side-by-side comparison of Jasper County and Marion County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Jasper County has the higher population (37,864 vs 33,551 in Marion County). Marion County has the higher median household income ($78,059 vs $70,128 in Jasper County). Marion County has the higher median home value ($211,100 vs $176,800 in Jasper County).

Population, income & housing

	Jasper County	Marion County
Population	37,864	33,551
Median age	41.4 yrs	39.7 yrs
Median household income	$70,128	$78,059
Median home value	$176,800	$211,100
Median gross rent	$822	$880
Housing units	16,208	14,268
Homeownership rate	74.8%	77.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.9%	33.1%
Unemployment rate	4.9%	1.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jasper County	Marion County
Population	36,971 → 37,864 (+2.4%)	33,172 → 33,551 (+1.1%)
Median household income	$58,952 → $70,128 (+19.0%)	$61,038 → $78,059 (+27.9%)
Median home value	$134,200 → $176,800 (+31.7%)	$157,300 → $211,100 (+34.2%)
Median gross rent	$730 → $822 (+12.6%)	$721 → $880 (+22.1%)

Jasper County

Population

36,97137,864

Median household income

$58,952$70,128

Median home value

$134,200$176,800

Median gross rent

$730$822

Marion County

Population

33,17233,551

Median household income

$61,038$78,059

Median home value

$157,300$211,100

Median gross rent

$721$880

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jasper County	Marion County
Under 5	5.3%	5.6%
5 to 17	16.9%	17.7%
18 to 24	7.5%	10.0%
25 to 34	11.8%	10.4%
35 to 44	13.3%	12.2%
45 to 54	12.0%	11.5%
55 to 64	13.9%	13.5%
65 to 74	10.8%	10.4%
75 and over	8.5%	8.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jasper County	Marion County
White (non-Hispanic)	91.9%	93.6%
Black or African American	1.6%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	0.6%	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.1%
Two or more races	2.8%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	2.9%	2.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jasper County	Marion County
No high school diploma	6.6%	5.4%
High school graduate	39.9%	32.7%
Some college or associate's	33.5%	28.8%
Bachelor's degree	13.3%	23.0%
Graduate or professional degree	6.6%	10.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jasper County	Marion County
Drove alone	79.0%	79.1%
Carpooled	7.5%	5.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.2%
Walked	2.9%	3.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	9.4%	9.7%
Other means	1.1%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jasper County	Marion County
1-unit, detached	78.1%	78.1%
1-unit, attached	2.3%	3.0%
2 to 4 units	7.3%	5.1%
5 to 19 units	6.2%	6.8%
20 or more units	3.3%	2.5%
Mobile home & other	2.7%	4.4%

Poverty & households

	Jasper County	Marion County
Poverty rate	8.2%	7.1%
Average household size	2.44	2.38
Mean commute (minutes)	24	20
Median year structure built	1966	1975