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Iowa·Muscatine County
7 tracts·19K people·$154K median·1,063/mi²
White 71 · Hispanic 20 · Multiracial 4 · Black 4 · Asian 1 · Other 0
Married couple 38 · Other 32 · Living alone 30
Manufacturing 34 · Professional 23 · Health 15 · Retail 13 · Leisure 7 · Public admin 4 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 28 · Production · transport 25 · Service 20 · Sales · office 19 · Construction · maintenance 9
Drive alone 80 · Carpool 20 · Work from home 6 · Walk 3 · Transit 0 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Muscatine is $153,600 (Census ACS) — 0.3× the US median of $458,812.
Muscatine has 23,489 residents across 5 census tracts and 6 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 37.0; the population is 70.5% White, 20.4% Hispanic or Latino, 4.3% Multiracial, 3.6% Black, 0.8% Asian and 0.4% Other; the average household has 2.4 people; 21.1% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 19.1% (Census ACS).
Franklin Elementary School (74%), Mulberry Elementary School (74%) and Madison Elementary School (68%) lead the elementary schools; Susan Clark Junior High is the middle school with reported scores (71%); Muscatine High School is the high school with reported scores (70%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $974/month, 38% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Muscatine is $58,117 a year, 32% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Muscatine, median rent is $974/month and the median home value is $153,600 (Census ACS).
Muscatine reported 3.1 violent crimes and 11.7 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 84°F; winter lows average 18°F; there are 77 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 37 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Muscatine are strong wind (93), hail (88) and lightning (87), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.07g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Muscatine, 3.4% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).