Iowa · Census place 06355
Bettendorf city, IA
Quick answer
Bettendorf city has 39,297 residents, ranking #15 of 1026 places in Iowa. Median household income is $102,917, the median home is worth $295,600 and median gross rent runs $1,148 a month.
- Population
- 39,297Bettendorf city residents
- Median household income
- $102,917Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $295,600Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,148Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 39.8 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 75%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Bettendorf city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Bettendorf city median would spend about 13.4% 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 2.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 6.4% of residents and 75% 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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