Martensdale, IA

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Martensdale, Iowa

Martensdale, Iowa, in Warren county, is 17 miles SW of Des Moines, Iowa (center to center) and 114 miles E of Omaha, Nebraska. The city is in the Des Moines area. There are 467 residents in Martensdale.

The People and Families of Martensdale

In Martensdale, about 64% of adults are married.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Martensdale had a median family income of $50,833.

Martensdale Housing

As of 2000, the share of housing units in Martensdale that were owner-occupied was 76%.

Commuting

In Martensdale, 96% of commuters drive to work.

Category	Value
Near Medium City	17 miles SW of Des Moines, Iowa (center to center)
Nearest Large City	114 miles E of Omaha, Nebraska
County	Warren
Metro Area	Des Moines
P.O. Box Zip Codes	50160
Phone Area Codes	641
Time Zone	Central (-6 hours from GMT)
Daylight Savings	The city observes Daylight Saving Time.
Latitude	41.373
Longitude	-93.735

Station	INDIANOLA
Distance	9.6 miles
Jan Temp	10 to 30 F
Apr Temp	37 to 60 F
Jul Temp	63 to 85 F
Oct Temp	39 to 64 F
Annual Precip	34.6 inches

Station	DES MOINES AP
Distance	11.6 miles
Jan Temp	12 to 29 F
Apr Temp	40 to 61 F
Jul Temp	66 to 86 F
Oct Temp	42 to 64 F
Annual Precip	34.7 inches

Station	WINTERSET 2 NNW
Distance	15.5 miles
Jan Temp	9 to 29 F
Apr Temp	37 to 61 F
Jul Temp	64 to 84 F
Oct Temp	40 to 64 F
Annual Precip	34.3 inches

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	467	100%
Male	221	47.3%
Female	246	52.7%
Under 18	137	29.3%
18+	330	70.7%
65+	63	13.5%
Median Age	36.1
Average Family Size	3.15
White	460	98.5%
African-American	0	0%
Asian	0	0%
American Indian & Alaskan	2	0.4%
Other	1	0.2%
Mixed Race	3	0.6%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	8	1.7%

Category	Value
Est. 2005 Population	459
Growth	-8
Growth %	-1.69%

Ancestry	Percent
German	36.9%
Irish	15%
US/American	9.9%
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	8.9%
English	6.8%
Scottish	3.4%
Norwegian	3.1%
Italian	2.7%
Swedish	2.7%
Dutch	2.7%
French (except Basque)	2.4%
European	1.4%
Welsh	1%
Scotch-Irish	1%
Hungarian	0.7%
Russian	0.7%
Polish	0.7%

Location	Pop.	Median Family Income (2000)
Martensdale	467	$50,833
Cumming	162	$56,071
Indianola	12,998	$52,238
Norwalk	6,884	$64,653
Patterson	126	$52,500
St. Charles	619	$45,000
St Marys	134	$49,500

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