Iowa · Census place 07840
Boyden city, IA
Quick answer
Boyden city has 702 residents, ranking #394 of 1026 places in Iowa. Median household income is $81,354, the median home is worth $175,300 and median gross rent runs $765 a month.
- Population
- 702Boyden city residents
- Median household income
- $81,354Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $175,300Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $765Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 40.2 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 83.5%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Boyden city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Boyden city median would spend about 11.3% 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 2.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 11.5% of residents and 83.5% 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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