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 citizens of Muscatine are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 21.35% of adults in Muscatine having a bachelor's degree or advanced 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.
