Marshalltown is a medium-sized city located in the state of Iowa. With a population of 27,433 people and seven associated neighborhoods, Marshalltown is the 16th largest community in Iowa.

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 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.