Iowa · Census place 02485
Arcadia city, IA
Quick answer
Arcadia city has 859 residents, ranking #328 of 1026 places in Iowa. Median household income is $69,408, the median home is worth $139,500 and median gross rent runs $816 a month.
- Population
- 859Arcadia city residents
- Median household income
- $69,408Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $139,500Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $816Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 22.8 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 63.5%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Arcadia city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Arcadia city median would spend about 14.1% 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 2.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 3.5% of residents and 63.5% 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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