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Iowa · Census place 02305

Ankeny city, IA

Quick answer

Ankeny city has 70,542 residents, ranking #6 of 1026 places in Iowa. Median household income is $106,603, the median home is worth $311,300 and median gross rent runs $1,279 a month.

Population
70,542Ankeny city residents
Median household income
$106,603Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$311,300Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$1,279Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
33.2 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
71%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in Ankeny city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Ankeny city median would spend about 14.4% 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 2.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 4.1% of residents and 71% 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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