Iowa · Census place 05590
Belle Plaine city, IA
Quick answer
Belle Plaine city has 2,412 residents, ranking #147 of 1026 places in Iowa. Median household income is $70,517, the median home is worth $111,600 and median gross rent runs $796 a month.
- Population
- 2,412Belle Plaine city residents
- Median household income
- $70,517Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $111,600Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $796Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 45.1 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 77.2%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Belle Plaine city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Belle Plaine city median would spend about 13.5% 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 1.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 6.1% of residents and 77.2% 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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