Illinois · Census place 48645
Metropolis city, IL
Quick answer
Metropolis city has 5,898 residents, ranking #306 of 1462 places in Illinois. Median household income is $51,548, the median home is worth $93,700 and median gross rent runs $748 a month.
- Population
- 5,898Metropolis city residents
- Median household income
- $51,548Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $93,700Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $748Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 46.3 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 67.3%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Metropolis city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Metropolis city median would spend about 17.4% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 1.8× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 16.6% of residents and 67.3% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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