Iowa · Census place 04870
Battle Creek city, IA
Quick answer
Battle Creek city has 822 residents, ranking #344 of 1026 places in Iowa. Median household income is $59,519, the median home is worth $72,300 and median gross rent runs $450 a month.
- Population
- 822Battle Creek city residents
- Median household income
- $59,519Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $72,300Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $450Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 47.6 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 79.9%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Battle Creek city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Battle Creek city median would spend about 9.1% 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 1.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 8.2% of residents and 79.9% 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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