Census Reporter Logo Census Reporter

Marcus, IA

1,236 Population
1.5 square miles 808.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

Find data for this place

Hover for margins of error and contextual data.

Demographics

43.5 ±7.2 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Cherokee County: 44.5 ±0.5
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Iowa: 38.6 ±0.1

Economics

$47,280 ±$9,718 Per capita income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Cherokee County: $37,174 ±$2,205
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Iowa: $39,728 ±$248
$75,288 ±$19,098 Median household income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Cherokee County: $64,478 ±$6,090
  • a little higher than the amount in Iowa: $73,147 ±$438

5.3% ±3% (64  ±37) Persons below poverty line
  • about one-third of the rate in Cherokee County: 15.2% † 1,717 (±4.3% / ±485)
  • about half the rate in Iowa: 11% 340,362 (±0.2% / ±6,363)

17.5 minutes ±0.9 (11,735  ±2,487) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in Cherokee County: 18.3 † 99,070 (±2.1 / ±12,489)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Iowa: 19.8 28,378,176 (±0.1 / ±224,391)

Families

555 ±76 Number of households
  • Cherokee County: 5,082 ±130
  • Iowa: 1,303,763 ±3,538
2.2 ±0.1 (1,204  ±167) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Cherokee County: 2.2 11,178 (±0.1 / ±36)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Iowa: 2.4 3,097,679

8.2% ±7.4% (19  ±18) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Cherokee County: 11.5% † 253 (±3.2% / ±72)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Iowa: 5.6% 40,151 (±0.2% / ±1,434)

Housing

626 ±86 Number of housing units
  • Cherokee County: 5,555 ±29
  • Iowa: 1,427,175 ±397

$174,100 ±$38,329 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Cherokee County: $145,100 † ±$14,585
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Iowa: $195,900 ±$929

16.1% ±6.2% (196  ±80.4) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Cherokee County: 11.9% † 1,360 (±3.6% / ±406.6)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Iowa: 13.2% 418,598 (±0.2% / ±6,426.2)

Social

87.7% ±3.7% (806  ±125.6) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Cherokee County: 93.1% 7,749 (±4.9% / ±418.2)
  • a little less than the rate in Iowa: 93.2% 1,995,357 (±0.4% / ±9,537.1)
28% ±5.4% (257  ±63.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Cherokee County: 21.6% † 1,801 (±2.3% / ±195.3)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Iowa: 30.9% 660,619 (±0.3% / ±6,087.5)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

N/A Foreign-born population

12% ±7.7% (124  ±81) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Cherokee County: 9.1% † 822 (±1.8% / ±159)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Iowa: 6.8% 166,552 (±0.1% / ±2,040)
124 Total veterans ±81 124 Male ±81 N/A Female ±10

Hover for margins of error and contextual data.