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Marshalltown
Iowacity
Total population
27,626
Median home value
$127,700
Bachelor's+
Median income
$69,068
Air quality index
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
- Extreme Heat Warning · SevereExtreme Heat Warning issued June 27 at 12:50PM CDT until June 30 at 9:00PM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA
Source: NOAA National Weather Service.
City facts
Overview
As a city in Iowa, United States, Marshalltown occupies its own corner of the country. Public datasets list a population of roughly 27,626. Its coordinates of 42.034°, -92.906° place it in the temperate zone of the northern hemisphere. Open solar datasets indicate about 1,467 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 57% of daylight hours. Total area is recorded as about 49.7 km². The latitude suggests four distinct seasons with warm summers and cold winters. That works out to roughly 556 residents per square kilometre — an average residential density. Additional figures on demographics, climate, geography and points of interest appear in the sections that follow, all drawn from open public datasets.
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History & geography
Demographics & economy
Race & ethnicity
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Current forecast
Forecast for Marshalltown, IA from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves1,124
- American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves1,047
- Canada Goose (canadensis Group)Branta canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves1,034
- American RobinTurdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves1,004
- Blue JayCyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves879
- Black-capped ChickadeePoecile atricapillus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves851
- Downy WoodpeckerDryobates pubescens (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves815
- White-breasted NuthatchSitta carolinensis Latham, 1790 · Aves810
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Schools
Largest nearby schools
- Marshalltown High SchoolHigh · Marshalltown · 1,582 students · 15.5:1 ratio
- B R Miller Middle SchoolMiddle · Marshalltown · 782 students · 13.7:1 ratio
- Lenihan Intermediate SchoolMiddle · Marshalltown · 700 students · 13.5:1 ratio
- Fisher Elementary SchoolElementary · Marshalltown · 376 students · 14.5:1 ratio
- Woodbury Elementary SchoolElementary · Marshalltown · 366 students · 15.9:1 ratio
- Franklin Elementary SchElementary · Marshalltown · 361 students · 12.9:1 ratio
- J C Hoglan Elementary SchoolElementary · Marshalltown · 304 students · 13.2:1 ratio
- Anson Elementary SchoolElementary · Marshalltown · 275 students · 12:1 ratio
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 2.5 — 2025-06-2510 km WNW of Marysville, Iowa
- M 3 — 2025-06-255 km S of Knoxville, Iowa
- M 3.3 — 2025-06-258 km SE of Knoxville, Iowa
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here







People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Marshalltown

Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
- Eagle Lake Fire Wildfire, Hancock, IowaWildfires · 2026-05-14 · 85 mi
- rx-Millville Oak Woodlands SNA South Prescribed Fire, Grant, WisconsinWildfires · 2026-04-29 · 122 mi
- rx-Young 1 Prescribed Fire, Jefferson, WisconsinWildfires · 2026-05-11 · 225 mi
- rx-Lapham Good Oak 2026 Prescribed Fire, Waukesha, WisconsinWildfires · 2026-05-06 · 240 mi
- Burn Unit 17 RX Prescribed Fire, Sherburne, MinnesotaWildfires · 2026-04-20 · 244 mi
- Taber Rec Wildfire, Bon Homme, South DakotaWildfires · 2026-04-22 · 248 mi
Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species









Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Nearest stream gauge
Events
Gallery
Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Marshalltown, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.
Sources
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikimedia Commons
- • Wikidata
- • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library
- • NASA EONET