Marathon, IA Demographic Data
Marathon, IA Summary
Marathon is located in Buena Vista County in Iowa
- Population: 251
- Area: 0.74 sq. miles
- Land Area: 0.74 sq. miles
- Water Area: NA
- Population Density: 339.64 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,387.80 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Marathon, IA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
128
47%
50.8
Male
142
53%
49.2
Total Population
270
323,128,000
Marathon, IA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
30
11.1%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
21
7.8%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
6
2.2%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
8
3.0%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
19
7.0%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
33
12.2%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
14
5.2%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
36
13.3%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
42
15.6%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
26
9.6%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
27
10.0%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
8
3.0%
4.4
85 Years and Over
0
0.0%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
207
76.7%
77.2
Female
84
40.6%
51.3
Male
123
59.4%
48.7
21 Years and over
193
71.5%
73.1
62 Years and over
51
18.9%
18.8
65 Years and over
35
13.0%
15.2
Female
17
48.6%
55.8
Male
18
51.4%
44.2
Median Age (years)
47
0.0%
0.0
Marathon, IA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
265
98.1%
96.8
White
265
98.1%
72.6
Black or African American
0
0.0%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
0.8
Asian
0
0.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
0
0.0%
5.1
Two or More Races
5
1.9%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
40
14.8%
17.8
Mexican
13
4.8%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
27
10.0%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
230
85.2%
82.2
Marathon, IA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
16
8.6%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
19
10.2%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
72
38.7%
27.2
Some college, no degree
47
25.3%
20.6
Associate's Degree
14
7.5%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
15
8.1%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
3
1.6%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
35
18.8%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
151
81.2%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
18
9.7%
31.2
Marathon, IA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
43
20.2%
33.7%
Now Married
113
53.1%
47.5
Divorced
36
16.9%
11.0%
Separated
9
4.2%
2.0
Widowed
12
5.6
5.8%
Marathon, IA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
210
87.5%
78.4%
Languages other than english
30
12.5%
21.6%
Spanish
30
12.5%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
0
0.0%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Marathon, IA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
12
10.1%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
7
5.9%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
15
12.6%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
20
16.8%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
29
24.4%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
24
20.2%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
8
6.7%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
4
3.4%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
0
0.0%
5.8
$200,000 or more
0
0.0%
6.4
Median household income
38,281
57,617
Per capita income
18,141
31,128
Marathon, IA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
11
9.9%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
3
2.7%
9.8
Construction
8
7.2%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
22
19.8%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
1
0.9%
6.6
Information
0
0.0%
2.1
Manufacturing
13
11.7%
10.1
Other services except public administration
4
3.6%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
10
9.0%
11.4
Public administration
2
1.8%
4.6
Retail trade
11
9.9%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
18
16.2%
5.2
Wholesale trade
8
7.2%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
21
18.9%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
21
18.9%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
30
27.0%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
17
15.3%
23.3%
Service occupations
22
19.8%
18.1%
Marathon, IA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
111
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
99
89.2%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
4
3.6%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
1
0.9%
2.7
Other means
2
1.8%
1.8
Worked at home
5
4.5%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
28.1
26.6
Marathon, IA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
2
1.7%
8.7
1 vehicles
37
31.1%
33.2
2 vehicles
35
29.4%
37.1
3 or more
45
37.8%
21.0
Marathon, IA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
119
85.0%
87.6
Owner Occupied
85
71.4%
63.1
Renter Occupied
34
28.6%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
21
15.0%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
26
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
1.6
0.0%
2.5
Marathon, IA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
140
1 room
0
0.0%
2.4
2 rooms
0
0.0%
2.7
3 rooms
24
17.1%
9.1
4 rooms
7
5.0%
16.5
5 rooms
22
15.7%
19.8
6 rooms
24
17.1%
17.8
7 rooms
30
21.4%
12.0
8 rooms
11
7.9%
8.6
9 rooms or more
22
15.7%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Marathon, IA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
140
1-unit, detached
117
83.6%
61.5
1-unit, attached
2
1.4%
5.9
2-units
0
0.0%
3.6
3 or 4 units
19
13.6%
4.4
5 to 9 units
0
0.0%
4.8
10 to 19 units
0
0.0%
4.4
20 or more units
0
0.0%
9.0
Mobile home
2
1.4%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Marathon, IA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
83
59.3%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
10
7.1%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
24
17.1%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
1
0.7%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
19
13.6%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
0
0.0%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
3
2.1%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
0
0.0%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
0
0.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Marathon, IA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
90
75.6%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
11
9.2%
4.7
Electricity
18
15.1%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
0
0.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Marathon, IA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
27
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
11.8%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
2
7.4%
28.8%
Less than $500
5
18.5%
1.6%
$500 to $999
20
74.1%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
17
63.0%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
0
0.0%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
2
7.4%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
2
7.4%
7.0%
35.0% or more
6
22.2%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Marathon, IA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
33
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
2
6.1%
28.3%
Less than $500
7
21.2%
10.7%
$500 to $999
24
72.7%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
1
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
575
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
5
15.2%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
0
0.0%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
13
39.4%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
5
15.2%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
2
6.1%
9.0%
35.0% or more
8
24.2%
40.7%
Not Computed
1
0.0%
0.0%
Marathon, IA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
85
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
73
85.9%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
12
14.1%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
0
0.0%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
0
0.0%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
0
0.0%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
0
0.0%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
0
0.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
23,100
205,000