Marengo

Population: 2,823
Median household income: $58,125
Median home value: $114,100

Marengo is a community in Iowa County, Iowa, home to 2,823 residents. At $58,125, its median household income sits below Iowa County's $72,185.

Between 2019 and 2023, Marengo's population grew 13.7% from 2,483 to 2,823, while its median home value rose 15.8% from $98,500 to $114,100.

Households average 2.38 people. The median gross rent is $722.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,823
Median age: 38.4 yrs
Median household income: $58,125
Median home value: $114,100
Median gross rent: $722
Housing units: 1,233
Homeownership rate: 67.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.6%
Unemployment rate: 3.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,4832,823

Median household income

$54,180$58,125

Median home value

$98,500$114,100

Median gross rent

$589$722

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,483	$54,180	$98,500	$589
2020	2,407	$55,859	$97,600	$562
2021	2,714	$58,804	$100,100	$600
2022	2,812	$59,583	$117,600	$666
2023	2,823	$58,125	$114,100	$722

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

Age distribution

Under 55.8%

5 to 1720.4%

18 to 244.7%

25 to 3414.6%

35 to 4415.7%

45 to 548.6%

55 to 6411.4%

65 to 7412.6%

75 and over6.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	164	5.8%
5 to 17	577	20.4%
18 to 24	132	4.7%
25 to 34	411	14.6%
35 to 44	442	15.7%
45 to 54	244	8.6%
55 to 64	322	11.4%
65 to 74	355	12.6%
75 and over	176	6.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,640	93.5%
Black or African American	46	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	11	0.4%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	12	0.4%
Two or more races	60	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	54	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.2%

High school graduate43.2%

Some college or associate's35.0%

Bachelor's degree9.7%

Graduate or professional degree2.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	180	9.2%
High school graduate	842	43.2%
Some college or associate's	683	35.0%
Bachelor's degree	190	9.7%
Graduate or professional degree	55	2.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone83.9%

Carpooled9.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.3%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home3.1%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,139	83.9%
Carpooled	128	9.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	45	3.3%
Bicycle	4	0.3%
Worked from home	42	3.1%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	562	42.7%
15 to 29 min	434	33.0%
30 to 44 min	169	12.8%
45 to 59 min	95	7.2%
60+ min	56	4.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.38
Poverty rate: 12.8% (347 of 2,720)

	Count	Share
Family households	710	61.6%
Nonfamily households	442	38.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1958

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,152	93.4%
Vacant	81	6.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	776	67.4%
Renter-occupied	376	32.6%

1-unit, detached74.9%

1-unit, attached0.9%

2 to 4 units9.0%

5 to 19 units6.6%

20 or more units1.4%

Mobile home & other7.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	924	74.9%
1-unit, attached	11	0.9%
2 to 4 units	111	9.0%
5 to 19 units	81	6.6%
20 or more units	17	1.4%
Mobile home & other	89	7.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1949395
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.12 sq mi
Water area: 0.06 sq mi
Center point: 41.7962, -92.0681