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Iowa · Census place 05050

Beacon city, IA

Quick answer

Beacon city has 497 residents, ranking #470 of 1026 places in Iowa. Median household income is $56,000, the median home is worth $76,200 and median gross rent runs $729 a month.

Population
497Beacon city residents
Median household income
$56,000Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$76,200Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$729Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
40.4 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
86.2%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in Beacon city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Beacon city median would spend about 15.6% 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 12.5% of residents and 86.2% 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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