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.
Being a small city, Marshalltown does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The education level of Marshalltown citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 19.25% of adults 25 and older in Marshalltown have a college degree.
The per capita income in Marshalltown in 2018 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.
Foreign born people are also an important part of Marshalltown's cultural character, accounting for 18.73% of the city’s population.
The most common language spoken in Marshalltown is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Other Asian languages.
