Marshalltown, IA (Iowa) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 25,850 (Urban population: 25,380 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 470 (all nonfarm))

Marshalltown, Iowa Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 10,860 (10,177 occupied: 7,131 owner occupied, 3,046 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	30%
State:	28%

Housing density: 602 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $130,660.

Median contract rent in 2007: $444 (lower quartile is $385, upper quartile is $543)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $438

Median gross rent in Marshalltown, IA in 2007: $559

Housing units in Marshalltown with a mortgage: 3,933 (384 second mortgage, 544 home equity loan, 17 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,431

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $94,411 (it was $66,800 in 2000)

Marshalltown:	$94,411
Iowa:	$117,900

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $63,296 - $127,132

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $108,256
Here: $108,256
State: $150,000

Townhouses or other attached units: $144,017
Here: $144,017
State: $158,666

In 2-unit structures: $79,177
Here: $79,177
State: $134,477

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $84,739
Here: $84,739
State: $127,528

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $92,817
Here: $92,817
State: $124,442

Mobile homes: $20,895
Here: $20,895
State: $29,315

Household type by relationship

Households: 24,806

In family households: 20,635 (5,100 male householders, 1,567 female householders)
5,360 spouses, 7,062 children (6,542 natural, 154 adopted, 366 stepchildren), 299 grandchildren, 209 brothers or sisters, 66 parents, 437 other relatives, 535 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 4,171 (1,572 male householders (1,232 living alone)), 1,948 female householders (1,782 living alone)), 651 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 1,226 (1,104 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,068 2-persons, 1,390 3-persons, 1,214 4-persons, 584 5-persons, 196 6-persons, 215 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,014 1-person, 407 2-persons, 70 3-persons, 24 4-persons, 5 5-persons.

4,155 married couples with children.
1,631 single-parent households (370 men, 1,261 women).

86.0% of residents of Marshalltown speak English at home.
11.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (40% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 20% speak English not well, 15% don't speak English at all).
1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (74% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).
1.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (48% speak English very well, 37% speak English well, 15% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (40% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 29% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 2,387 (9.2%)
(19.3% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.2
State:	6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.9
State:	4.2

Home Value Estimate
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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Marshalltown, Iowa:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 66 3 rooms: 173 4 rooms: 701 5 rooms: 1,715 6 rooms: 1,397 7 rooms: 1,109 8 rooms: 989 9 or more rooms: 981

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Marshalltown, Iowa:
	1 room: 138 2 rooms: 394 3 rooms: 580 4 rooms: 996 5 rooms: 457 6 rooms: 212 7 rooms: 142 8 rooms: 78 9 or more rooms: 49

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 80
1995 to 1998: 314
1990 to 1994: 395
1980 to 1989: 389
1970 to 1979: 1,732
1960 to 1969: 1,668
1950 to 1959: 1,587
1940 to 1949: 854
1939 or earlier: 3,841

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Marshalltown:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 297 2 bedrooms: 1,909 3 bedrooms: 3,447 4 bedrooms: 1,287 5 or more bedrooms: 191

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Marshalltown:
	no bedroom: 227 1 bedroom: 1,010 2 bedrooms: 1,239 3 bedrooms: 447 4 bedrooms: 123 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Marshalltown in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 309 1 vehicle: 1,994 2 vehicles: 3,238 3 vehicles: 1,181 4 vehicles: 342 5 or more vehicles: 67

Cars and other vehicles available in Marshalltown in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 606 1 vehicle: 1,569 2 vehicles: 662 3 vehicles: 130 4 vehicles: 46 5 or more vehicles: 33

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Marshalltown, IA:

Less than $10,000: 78
$10,000 to $14,999: 45
$15,000 to $19,999: 89
$20,000 to $24,999: 105
$25,000 to $29,999: 106
$30,000 to $34,999: 88
$35,000 to $39,999: 178
$40,000 to $49,999: 367
$50,000 to $59,999: 459
$60,000 to $69,999: 554
$70,000 to $79,999: 618
$80,000 to $89,999: 573
$90,000 to $99,999: 478
$100,000 to $124,999: 1330
$125,000 to $149,999: 741
$150,000 to $174,999: 377
$175,000 to $199,999: 238
$200,000 to $249,999: 319
$250,000 to $299,999: 233
$300,000 to $399,999: 91
$400,000 to $499,999: 11
$500,000 to $749,999: 10
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Marshalltown rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Marshalltown:

Less than $100: 26 people
$100 to $149: 51
$150 to $199: 66
$200 to $249: 77
$250 to $299: 142
$300 to $349: 262
$350 to $399: 393
$400 to $449: 492
$450 to $499: 421
$500 to $549: 324
$550 to $599: 291
$600 to $649: 79
$650 to $699: 51
$700 to $749: 29
$750 to $799: 22
$800 to $899: 49
$900 to $999: 29
$1,000 to $1,249: 51
$1,250 to $1,499: 30
$1,500 to $1,999: 21
$2,000 or more: 4
No cash rent: 116

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 852 1990 to 1994: 522 1985 to 1989: 513 1980 to 1984: 178 1975 to 1979: 161 1970 to 1974: 41 1970 to 1974: 24 1965 to 1969: 96

Marshalltown, IA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 88.7%
Number of people working at home: 223 (1.9% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 782
5 to 9 minutes: 3777
10 to 14 minutes: 3878
15 to 19 minutes: 1376
20 to 24 minutes: 445
25 to 29 minutes: 158
30 to 34 minutes: 318
35 to 39 minutes: 50
40 to 44 minutes: 136
45 to 59 minutes: 262
60 to 89 minutes: 368
90 or more minutes: 140

Marshalltown mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 9,348 (78%)
Carpooled: 1,766 (15%)
Bus or trolley bus: 78 (1%)
Taxi: 6 (0%)
Motorcycle: 8 (0%)
Bicycle: 60 (1%)
Walked: 345 (3%)
Other means: 79 (1%)
Worked at home: 223 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 1048
$10,000 to $14,999: 676
$15,000 to $19,999: 913
$20,000 to $24,999: 722
$25,000 to $29,999: 874
$30,000 to $34,999: 752
$35,000 to $39,999: 734
$40,000 to $44,999: 588
$45,000 to $49,999: 576
$50,000 to $59,999: 984
$60,000 to $74,999: 924
$75,000 to $99,999: 833
$100,000 to $124,999: 251
$125,000 to $149,999: 155
$150,000 to $199,999: 84
$200,000 or more: 73

First ancestries reported:

German: 5533

Other groups: 3953

English: 1967

United States or American: 1851

Irish: 1479

Norwegian: 1441

Swedish: 389

Dutch: 349

French (except Basque): 326

Scotch-Irish: 313

Italian: 294

Czech: 235

Danish: 221

Scottish: 190

Polish: 116

Subsaharan African:: 107

Czechoslovakian: 100

Welsh: 81

Sudanese: 74

Belgian: 65

British: 51

French Canadian: 47

Pennsylvania German: 47

Northern European: 40

Swiss: 39

Greek: 33

African: 33

European: 32

Austrian: 24

Hungarian: 24

Portuguese: 21

Russian: 20

Scandinavian: 20

Croatian: 17

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 13

Jamaican: 13

Canadian: 10

Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac: 10

Luxemburger: 8

Slavic: 7

Serbian: 5

Slovak: 5

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico (77%)
El Salvador (3%)
Other Northern Africa (2%)
Indonesia (2%)
Germany (2%)
Vietnam (2%)
Laos (1%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 18250
Northeast: 316
Midwest: 2770
South: 961
West: 1235

55% of Marshalltown residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 58% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 52% lived in Iowa.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 137
Nursery to 4th grade: 74
5th and 6th grade: 230
7th and 8th grade: 558
9th grade: 273
10th grade: 205
11th grade: 172
12th grade, no diploma: 264
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,969
Less than 1 year of college: 481
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 960
Associate degree: 450
Bachelor's degree: 1,108
Master's degree: 303
Professional school degree: 189
Doctorate degree: 21

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 142
Nursery to 4th grade: 45
5th and 6th grade: 164
7th and 8th grade: 362
9th grade: 160
10th grade: 263
11th grade: 275
12th grade, no diploma: 304
High school graduate (or equivalency): 3,192
Less than 1 year of college: 669
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,187
Associate degree: 655
Bachelor's degree: 1,051
Master's degree: 327
Professional school degree: 81
Doctorate degree: 31

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 4.6%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 4.2%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 30.1%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 17.4%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 12.1%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 10.5%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 11.6%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 6.3%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 42.6%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 8.2%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 15.8%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $44,152
Black householders: $26,269
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $15,118
Asian householders: $33,307
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $7,611
Some other race householders: $32,234
Two or more races householders: $23,727
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $33,158

Marshalltown household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Marshalltown household income for Black householders

Marshalltown household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Marshalltown household income for Asian householders

Marshalltown household income for Some other race householders

Marshalltown household income for Two or more races householders

Marshalltown household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Marshalltown marital status for males

Marshalltown marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $101,528
Black or African American householders: $71,802
Asian householders: $82,573
Some other race householders: $64,478
Two or more races householders: $45,810
Hispanic or Latino householders: $65,053

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 7,834
One, attached: 124
Two: 566
3 or 4: 623
5 to 9: 380
10 to 19: 355
20 to 49: 346
50 or more: 278
Mobile homes: 354

Median worth of mobile homes: $19,090

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Marshalltown:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (91%) Electricity (6%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (70%) Electricity (28%) Other fuel (2%) No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 259

Here:	8.8%
Iowa:	10.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 45

Here:	2.8%
Iowa:	7.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 146

Here:	17.4%
Iowa:	25.4%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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