Iowa · Census place 00595
Afton city, IA
Quick answer
Afton city has 991 residents, ranking #293 of 1026 places in Iowa. Median household income is $57,232, the median home is worth $99,700 and median gross rent runs $564 a month.
- Population
- 991Afton city residents
- Median household income
- $57,232Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $99,700Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $564Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 35.6 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 69.8%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Afton city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Afton city median would spend about 11.8% 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 1.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 13.5% of residents and 69.8% 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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