Muscatine is a medium-sized city located in the state of Iowa. With a population of 23,413 people and six associated neighborhoods, Muscatine is the 24th largest community in Iowa. Much of the housing stock in Muscatine was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.
One of the benefits of Muscatine is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 17.57 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.
The education level of Muscatine citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 21.35% of adults in Muscatine have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Muscatine in 2022 was $29,550, 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 $118,200 for a family of four. However, Muscatine contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Muscatine is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Muscatine home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Muscatine residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Muscatine also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 20.10% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Muscatine include German, Irish, English, Scottish, and Dutch.
The most common language spoken in Muscatine is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.