Muscatine County vs Warren County

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

Muscatine 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 42,735 in Muscatine County). Warren County has the higher median household income ($92,990 vs $69,512 in Muscatine County). Warren County has the higher median home value ($252,800 vs $172,400 in Muscatine County).

Population, income & housing

	Muscatine County	Warren County
Population	42,735	53,484
Median age	39.1 yrs	38.7 yrs
Median household income	$69,512	$92,990
Median home value	$172,400	$252,800
Median gross rent	$966	$975
Housing units	18,429	21,473
Homeownership rate	74.9%	83.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.7%	32.7%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	3.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Muscatine County	Warren County
Population	42,889 → 42,735 (-0.4%)	50,076 → 53,484 (+6.8%)
Median household income	$58,453 → $69,512 (+18.9%)	$77,048 → $92,990 (+20.7%)
Median home value	$130,500 → $172,400 (+32.1%)	$187,200 → $252,800 (+35.0%)
Median gross rent	$831 → $966 (+16.2%)	$807 → $975 (+20.8%)

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

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)

	Muscatine County	Warren County
Under 5	5.9%	5.8%
5 to 17	18.3%	18.9%
18 to 24	8.3%	8.9%
25 to 34	11.7%	11.3%
35 to 44	12.6%	13.9%
45 to 54	12.1%	12.1%
55 to 64	13.5%	12.6%
65 to 74	10.8%	9.7%
75 and over	6.8%	6.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Muscatine County	Warren County
White (non-Hispanic)	75.3%	92.5%
Black or African American	2.8%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.6%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.1%
Two or more races	2.5%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	18.4%	3.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Muscatine County	Warren County
No high school diploma	9.5%	3.3%
High school graduate	35.2%	29.0%
Some college or associate's	32.6%	35.0%
Bachelor's degree	16.0%	22.6%
Graduate or professional degree	6.7%	10.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Muscatine County	Warren County
Drove alone	81.3%	76.7%
Carpooled	9.4%	6.0%
Public transit	0.4%	0.0%
Walked	2.4%	2.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	5.9%	13.6%
Other means	0.6%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Muscatine County	Warren County
1-unit, detached	74.5%	76.8%
1-unit, attached	3.0%	6.0%
2 to 4 units	8.1%	3.7%
5 to 19 units	4.6%	6.1%
20 or more units	3.2%	4.1%
Mobile home & other	6.7%	3.4%

Poverty & households

	Muscatine County	Warren County
Poverty rate	11.6%	5.4%
Average household size	2.45	2.57
Mean commute (minutes)	19	24
Median year structure built	1969	1984