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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