Jasper County vs Marshall County

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

Jasper 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.

Marshall County has the higher population (39,971 vs 37,864 in Jasper County). Marshall County has the higher median household income ($72,785 vs $70,128 in Jasper County). Jasper County has the higher median home value ($176,800 vs $134,100 in Marshall County).

Population, income & housing

	Jasper County	Marshall County
Population	37,864	39,971
Median age	41.4 yrs	38.7 yrs
Median household income	$70,128	$72,785
Median home value	$176,800	$134,100
Median gross rent	$822	$860
Housing units	16,208	16,860
Homeownership rate	74.8%	73.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.9%	21.4%
Unemployment rate	4.9%	4.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jasper County	Marshall County
Population	36,971 → 37,864 (+2.4%)	39,964 → 39,971 (+0.0%)
Median household income	$58,952 → $70,128 (+19.0%)	$56,437 → $72,785 (+29.0%)
Median home value	$134,200 → $176,800 (+31.7%)	$106,000 → $134,100 (+26.5%)
Median gross rent	$730 → $822 (+12.6%)	$689 → $860 (+24.8%)

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

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)

	Jasper County	Marshall County
Under 5	5.3%	6.0%
5 to 17	16.9%	19.3%
18 to 24	7.5%	8.3%
25 to 34	11.8%	11.4%
35 to 44	13.3%	12.0%
45 to 54	12.0%	11.4%
55 to 64	13.9%	13.1%
65 to 74	10.8%	10.9%
75 and over	8.5%	7.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jasper County	Marshall County
White (non-Hispanic)	91.9%	67.4%
Black or African American	1.6%	1.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.2%
Asian	0.6%	4.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.3%
Two or more races	2.8%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	2.9%	23.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jasper County	Marshall County
No high school diploma	6.6%	13.0%
High school graduate	39.9%	34.5%
Some college or associate's	33.5%	31.0%
Bachelor's degree	13.3%	14.6%
Graduate or professional degree	6.6%	6.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jasper County	Marshall County
Drove alone	79.0%	76.4%
Carpooled	7.5%	13.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.9%	2.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	9.4%	7.0%
Other means	1.1%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jasper County	Marshall County
1-unit, detached	78.1%	77.6%
1-unit, attached	2.3%	1.9%
2 to 4 units	7.3%	7.2%
5 to 19 units	6.2%	5.9%
20 or more units	3.3%	4.3%
Mobile home & other	2.7%	3.1%

Poverty & households

	Jasper County	Marshall County
Poverty rate	8.2%	11.1%
Average household size	2.44	2.48
Mean commute (minutes)	24	20
Median year structure built	1966	1958