Marshall County vs Muscatine County

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

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

Muscatine County has the higher population (42,735 vs 39,971 in Marshall County). Marshall County has the higher median household income ($72,785 vs $69,512 in Muscatine County). Muscatine County has the higher median home value ($172,400 vs $134,100 in Marshall County).

Population, income & housing

	Marshall County	Muscatine County
Population	39,971	42,735
Median age	38.7 yrs	39.1 yrs
Median household income	$72,785	$69,512
Median home value	$134,100	$172,400
Median gross rent	$860	$966
Housing units	16,860	18,429
Homeownership rate	73.3%	74.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.4%	22.7%
Unemployment rate	4.0%	3.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Marshall County	Muscatine County
Population	39,964 → 39,971 (+0.0%)	42,889 → 42,735 (-0.4%)
Median household income	$56,437 → $72,785 (+29.0%)	$58,453 → $69,512 (+18.9%)
Median home value	$106,000 → $134,100 (+26.5%)	$130,500 → $172,400 (+32.1%)
Median gross rent	$689 → $860 (+24.8%)	$831 → $966 (+16.2%)

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

Muscatine County

Population

42,88942,735

Median household income

$58,453$69,512

Median home value

$130,500$172,400

Median gross rent

$831$966

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Marshall County	Muscatine County
Under 5	6.0%	5.9%
5 to 17	19.3%	18.3%
18 to 24	8.3%	8.3%
25 to 34	11.4%	11.7%
35 to 44	12.0%	12.6%
45 to 54	11.4%	12.1%
55 to 64	13.1%	13.5%
65 to 74	10.9%	10.8%
75 and over	7.6%	6.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Marshall County	Muscatine County
White (non-Hispanic)	67.4%	75.3%
Black or African American	1.5%	2.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.1%
Asian	4.3%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.2%
Two or more races	2.5%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	23.8%	18.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Marshall County	Muscatine County
No high school diploma	13.0%	9.5%
High school graduate	34.5%	35.2%
Some college or associate's	31.0%	32.6%
Bachelor's degree	14.6%	16.0%
Graduate or professional degree	6.8%	6.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Marshall County	Muscatine County
Drove alone	76.4%	81.3%
Carpooled	13.0%	9.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.4%
Walked	2.9%	2.4%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.0%	5.9%
Other means	0.5%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Marshall County	Muscatine County
1-unit, detached	77.6%	74.5%
1-unit, attached	1.9%	3.0%
2 to 4 units	7.2%	8.1%
5 to 19 units	5.9%	4.6%
20 or more units	4.3%	3.2%
Mobile home & other	3.1%	6.7%

Poverty & households

	Marshall County	Muscatine County
Poverty rate	11.1%	11.6%
Average household size	2.48	2.45
Mean commute (minutes)	20	19
Median year structure built	1958	1969