Iowa · Census place 04915
Baxter city, IA
Quick answer
Baxter city has 1,251 residents, ranking #244 of 1026 places in Iowa. Median household income is $60,625, the median home is worth $162,300 and median gross rent runs $693 a month.
- Population
- 1,251Baxter city residents
- Median household income
- $60,625Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $162,300Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $693Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 33 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 75.2%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Baxter city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Baxter city median would spend about 13.7% 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 2.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 15.3% of residents and 75.2% 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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