City safety & data profile

MarshalltownIA

Marshalltown, IA is a 28K-resident city in Marshall County with a median household income of $69,068.

Marshall County, Iowa. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Marshalltown, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Marshalltown has a population larger than 60% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, a median home value of $127,700, and 1 hospital serving the surrounding area.

Data updated 2026-09-04

28K
Population (place)
Top 40%
By size
$69,068
Median income (place)
$127,700
Median home (place)
14.3%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on Marshalltown

Marshalltown posts a median household income higher than 35% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks, where 1 hospital serves the Marshalltown area.

Bottom 36%
by median income, US cities
1
hospital in & near Marshalltown

Where Marshalltown income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$69,068 Bottom 35% higher than 35% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

Marshalltown $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Largest cities in IA

Population among 40 IA places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows Des Moines is the largest IA city on this list; Clive leads median income.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Highest median incomes in IA

Median household income among the same 40-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

median

What this shows Clive posts the highest place-level median income in IA; Des Moines is largest by headcount.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading Marshalltown, IA beyond the headline numbers

Marshalltown sits inside Marshall County, Iowa, at roughly 42.05°N, -92.91°W. Population 27,620, $69,068 median household income. Median home value $127,700, median rent $891. Poverty rate 14.3%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

1 hospital in/around Marshalltown, 3/5 avg rating, 1 with an ER.

Poverty in Marshalltown, IA stands at 14.3%, above the midpoint of reporting cities. A median income can look comfortable while a share this size sits well beneath it, which is why the two figures belong together.

Housing is inexpensive against local pay -- the median home in Marshalltown runs about 1.8 years of median household income, in the cheapest quarter of reporting cities.

Only 5.7% of Marshalltown workers report working from home, the lowest quarter of reporting cities -- an economy still built around showing up somewhere.

Among the CDC measures on this page, obesity departs furthest from its peer median: 44.6% in Marshalltown, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,759 cities reporting that measure.

Public transit carries 0% of Marshalltown workers, a smaller share than at least three quarters of reporting cities.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Marshalltown from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Population (place)
27,620
Marshalltown · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$69,068
-23% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$127,700
-69% vs avg
Median Age (place)
35.7
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Marshall County): Marshalltown's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
40K-2%
Median Income
$73,315+42%
Median Home Value
$145,500+38%
Poverty Rate
11.2%-7%
Unemployment
4.3%-38%

Economics

Economics indicators for Marshalltown, IA
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$891/mo
Poverty Rate
14.3% +15% vs avg
Unemployment 5.3%
Bachelor's Degree+ 20.9%
Work From Home 5.7%
Public Transit 0%

Population

White 60.4%
African American 2.8%
Asian 4.9%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

Obesity
44.6%
High Blood Pressure
35.3%
Short Sleep Duration
33.9%
Physical Inactivity
30.8%
Binge Drinking
18.9%
Frequent Mental Distress
16.3%
Current Smoking
16%
Frequent Physical Distress
14.6%
Lack of Health Insurance
13.6%
Diabetes
13.4%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 63.2%
Annual Checkup 78.5%

Other Measures

Current Asthma
9.6%
Coronary Heart Disease
7.5%
Stroke
3.8%

Hospitals 1 total

Rating Distribution
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1
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0
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0
Average Rating
3/5
Total Hospitals
1
With ER
1
UNITYPOINT HEALTH - MARSHALLTOWN
MARSHALLTOWN · Acute Care Hospitals · ER
★★★☆☆

What alerts and safety updates affect Marshalltown?

No area-tagged alerts are on record for Marshalltown right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

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Sheet IA-MARSHALLTOWN · Marshalltown

Marshalltown: no area-tagged alerts on record — state hubs carry the live CAP stream.

  • FEED-QUIET No tagged alerts
  • LEAD-NONE Feed idle
  • DESK-IDLE Awaiting feed

Counts reflect published articles tagged to Marshalltown; untagged NOAA county warnings may still appear in the site feed. Browse Iowa state hubs · Methodology

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Frequently Asked Questions 6

What is the population of Marshalltown, IA? ▼
Marshalltown, IA has a population of 27,620 people, located in Marshall County, Iowa.
What is the median household income in Marshalltown? ▼
The median household income in Marshalltown, IA is $69,068 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 14.3%.
What is the median home value in Marshalltown? ▼
The median home value in Marshalltown, IA is $127,700. Median rent is $891/month.
What are the top health concerns in Marshalltown? ▼
The top health indicators in Marshalltown include Obesity (44.6%), High Blood Pressure (35.3%), Short Sleep Duration (33.9%). Data from CDC PLACES.
How many hospitals are in Marshalltown? ▼
Marshalltown has 1 hospital with an average rating of 3/5 stars. 1 have emergency departments.
What is the median age in Marshalltown? ▼
The median age in Marshalltown, IA is 35.7 years. 20.9% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for Marshalltown, both outside Iowa so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside IA (14.3% here).

Pomona, CA 14.3% Asheville, NC 14.3% Westland, MI 14.3% Kennewick, WA 14.3%

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside IA ($69,068 here).

Laplace, LA $69,030 Grand Rapids, MI $69,108 Romulus, MI $69,151 Kansas City, MO $69,166

Compare Marshalltown with another city

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Nearby Cities 8

Newton, IA 15K Pella, IA 10K Cedar Falls, IA 41K Altoona, IA 17K Ames, IA 65K Waterloo, IA 68K Ankeny, IA 57K Oskaloosa, IA 12K
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Using Marshalltown's profile

Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.

  • Check live recalls, weather and hazard alerts scoped to the Marshalltown area before relying on national headlines. Check your area
  • Read the poverty rate alongside the income figure, two places with the same median can have very different realities.
  • Compare Marshalltown against Iowa peers on any ranking lens. Explore Iowa

Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Marshall County) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.