Iowa · Census place 03295
Ashton city, IA
Quick answer
Ashton city has 518 residents, ranking #461 of 1026 places in Iowa. Median household income is $60,156, the median home is worth $85,400 and median gross rent runs $892 a month.
- Population
- 518Ashton city residents
- Median household income
- $60,156Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $85,400Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $892Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 37.9 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 86%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Ashton city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Ashton city median would spend about 17.8% 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 1.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 5.2% of residents and 86% 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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