Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Marshalltown spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 17.81 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.
Marshalltown is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The percentage of adults in Marshalltown who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 19.25% of the adults in Marshalltown have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Marshalltown in 2022 was $27,718, which is low income relative to Iowa, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $110,872 for a family of four. However, Marshalltown contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Marshalltown is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Marshalltown home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Marshalltown residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Marshalltown also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 33.56% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Marshalltown include German, English, Irish, Norwegian, and Dutch.
In addition, Marshalltown has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (18.73%).
The most common language spoken in Marshalltown is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Other Asian languages.
