Marshalltown is a medium-sized city located in the state of Iowa. With a population of 27,574 people and seven associated neighborhoods, Marshalltown is the 16th largest community in Iowa.

Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 17.83 minutes getting to work every day.

Marshalltown is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

In terms of college education, Marshalltown is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 19.66% of adults 25 and older in Marshalltown have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Marshalltown in 2022 was $29,271, 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 $117,084 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 33.07% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Marshalltown include German, English, Irish, Norwegian, and European.

Marshalltown also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 19.10%.

The most common language spoken in Marshalltown is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Other Asian languages.