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Marshall, Benton, Poweshiek, Tama & Iowa Counties PUMA, IA

117,477 Population
3,181 square miles 36.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.9 ±1.4 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Iowa: 39.1 ±0.2
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$34,328 ±$1,510 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Iowa: $39,518 ±$589
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$70,602 ±$4,611 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in Iowa: $71,433 ±$1,135
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

11.2% ±2.6% (12,791  ±2,994) Persons below poverty line
  • about the same as the rate in Iowa: 11.3% 351,224 (±0.5% / ±14,199)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

21.1 minutes ±1.4 (1,128,455  ±83,312) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in Iowa: 20 29,172,684 (±0.2 / ±446,587)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

48,117 ±990 Number of households
  • Iowa: 1,337,243 ±6,646
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.4 ±0.1 (113,941  ±69) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Iowa: 2.3 3,109,409
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

6.8% ±2.5% (1,678  ±625) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Iowa: 5.6% 40,480 (±0.4% / ±2,922)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

52,140 ±45 Number of housing units
  • Iowa: 1,448,736 ±1,169
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$173,300 ±$10,631 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Iowa: $213,300 ±$2,351
  • about half the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

8.8% ±1.8% (10,179  ±2,085.3) Moved since previous year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Iowa: 12.5% 396,219 (±0.5% / ±15,207.9)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

92.4% ±4.1% (74,590  ±3,487.1) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Iowa: 93.3% 2,020,937 (±0.9% / ±19,875.4)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
25.4% ±2.5% (20,473  ±2,020.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Iowa: 31.6% 683,500 (±0.5% / ±11,512.5)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

11.4% ±0.5% (12,663  ±583) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2023 5-year data
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Iowa: 8.9% 268,183 (±0.2% / ±5,121.4)
  • about half the rate in United States: 22% 68,845,870 (±0.1% / ±206,858.2)

6.3% (7,384  ±1,539) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Iowa: 5.9% 188,605
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

8.5% ±1% (7,675  ±883) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Iowa: 6.5% 160,437 (±0.2% / ±5,633)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
7,675 Total veterans ±883 7,051 Male ±863 624 Female ±267

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