Iowa · Census place 01630
Altoona city, IA
Quick answer
Altoona city has 20,592 residents, ranking #27 of 1026 places in Iowa. Median household income is $87,123, the median home is worth $257,300 and median gross rent runs $1,203 a month.
- Population
- 20,592Altoona city residents
- Median household income
- $87,123Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $257,300Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,203Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 35.5 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 68.3%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Altoona city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Altoona city median would spend about 16.6% 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 3.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 7.2% of residents and 68.3% 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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