Iowa · Census place 01990
Anamosa city, IA
Quick answer
Anamosa city has 5,553 residents, ranking #70 of 1026 places in Iowa. Median household income is $56,167, the median home is worth $164,900 and median gross rent runs $897 a month.
- Population
- 5,553Anamosa city residents
- Median household income
- $56,167Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $164,900Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $897Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 40.9 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 72.2%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Anamosa city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Anamosa city median would spend about 19.2% 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 2.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 20.4% of residents and 72.2% 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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