Menlo

Population: 355
Median household income: $78,333
Median home value: $107,100

Menlo, a community in Guthrie County, Iowa, has 355 residents. At $78,333, its median household income sits in line with Guthrie County's $79,981.

Between 2019 and 2023, Menlo's population declined 2.7% from 365 to 355, while its median home value rose 44.3% from $74,200 to $107,100.

The median gross rent is $1,078. 8.6% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 355
Median age: 46.1 yrs
Median household income: $78,333
Median home value: $107,100
Median gross rent: $1,078
Housing units: 168
Homeownership rate: 90.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.6%
Unemployment rate: 12.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

365355

Median household income

$53,000$78,333

Median home value

$74,200$107,100

Median gross rent

$318$1,078

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	365	$53,000	$74,200	$318
2020	466	$61,932	$77,800	—
2021	406	$70,446	$90,300	—
2022	407	$75,875	$106,500	$675
2023	355	$78,333	$107,100	$1,078

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.5%

5 to 1713.5%

18 to 2413.5%

25 to 349.3%

35 to 448.2%

45 to 5413.2%

55 to 6422.8%

65 to 7410.7%

75 and over4.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	16	4.5%
5 to 17	48	13.5%
18 to 24	48	13.5%
25 to 34	33	9.3%
35 to 44	29	8.2%
45 to 54	47	13.2%
55 to 64	81	22.8%
65 to 74	38	10.7%
75 and over	15	4.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	318	89.6%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	24	6.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	13	3.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.8%

High school graduate46.1%

Some college or associate's37.4%

Bachelor's degree8.2%

Graduate or professional degree0.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	19	7.8%
High school graduate	112	46.1%
Some college or associate's	91	37.4%
Bachelor's degree	20	8.2%
Graduate or professional degree	1	0.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone77.4%

Carpooled3.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked7.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home12.3%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	151	77.4%
Carpooled	6	3.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	14	7.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	24	12.3%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	68	39.8%
15 to 29 min	35	20.5%
30 to 44 min	39	22.8%
45 to 59 min	18	10.5%
60+ min	11	6.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.43
Poverty rate: 5.1% (18 of 350)

	Count	Share
Family households	106	72.6%
Nonfamily households	40	27.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	146	86.9%
Vacant	22	13.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	132	90.4%
Renter-occupied	14	9.6%

1-unit, detached91.1%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units4.2%

5 to 19 units0.6%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other4.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	153	91.1%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	7	4.2%
5 to 19 units	1	0.6%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7	4.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1951105
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.5 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.5221, -94.4038