Iowa · Census place 08695
Brooklyn city, IA
Quick answer
Brooklyn city has 1,565 residents, ranking #206 of 1026 places in Iowa. Median household income is $71,500, the median home is worth $123,600 and median gross rent runs $813 a month.
- Population
- 1,565Brooklyn city residents
- Median household income
- $71,500Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $123,600Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $813Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 35.9 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 69.6%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Brooklyn city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Brooklyn city median would spend about 13.6% 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 1.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 18.8% of residents and 69.6% 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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