Marshall County vs Warren County

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

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

Warren County has the higher population (53,484 vs 39,971 in Marshall County). Warren County has the higher median household income ($92,990 vs $72,785 in Marshall County). Warren County has the higher median home value ($252,800 vs $134,100 in Marshall County).

Population, income & housing

	Marshall County	Warren County
Population	39,971	53,484
Median age	38.7 yrs	38.7 yrs
Median household income	$72,785	$92,990
Median home value	$134,100	$252,800
Median gross rent	$860	$975
Housing units	16,860	21,473
Homeownership rate	73.3%	83.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.4%	32.7%
Unemployment rate	4.0%	3.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Marshall County	Warren County
Population	39,964 → 39,971 (+0.0%)	50,076 → 53,484 (+6.8%)
Median household income	$56,437 → $72,785 (+29.0%)	$77,048 → $92,990 (+20.7%)
Median home value	$106,000 → $134,100 (+26.5%)	$187,200 → $252,800 (+35.0%)
Median gross rent	$689 → $860 (+24.8%)	$807 → $975 (+20.8%)

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

Warren County

Population

50,07653,484

Median household income

$77,048$92,990

Median home value

$187,200$252,800

Median gross rent

$807$975

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Marshall County	Warren County
Under 5	6.0%	5.8%
5 to 17	19.3%	18.9%
18 to 24	8.3%	8.9%
25 to 34	11.4%	11.3%
35 to 44	12.0%	13.9%
45 to 54	11.4%	12.1%
55 to 64	13.1%	12.6%
65 to 74	10.9%	9.7%
75 and over	7.6%	6.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Marshall County	Warren County
White (non-Hispanic)	67.4%	92.5%
Black or African American	1.5%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	4.3%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.1%
Two or more races	2.5%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	23.8%	3.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Marshall County	Warren County
No high school diploma	13.0%	3.3%
High school graduate	34.5%	29.0%
Some college or associate's	31.0%	35.0%
Bachelor's degree	14.6%	22.6%
Graduate or professional degree	6.8%	10.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Marshall County	Warren County
Drove alone	76.4%	76.7%
Carpooled	13.0%	6.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.9%	2.6%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.1%
Worked from home	7.0%	13.6%
Other means	0.5%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Marshall County	Warren County
1-unit, detached	77.6%	76.8%
1-unit, attached	1.9%	6.0%
2 to 4 units	7.2%	3.7%
5 to 19 units	5.9%	6.1%
20 or more units	4.3%	4.1%
Mobile home & other	3.1%	3.4%

Poverty & households

	Marshall County	Warren County
Poverty rate	11.1%	5.4%
Average household size	2.48	2.57
Mean commute (minutes)	20	24
Median year structure built	1958	1984