Iowa · Census place 09280
Buffalo Center city, IA
Quick answer
Buffalo Center city has 1,000 residents, ranking #290 of 1026 places in Iowa. Median household income is $49,474, the median home is worth $93,800 and median gross rent runs $646 a month.
- Population
- 1,000Buffalo Center city residents
- Median household income
- $49,474Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $93,800Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $646Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 58.2 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 72.2%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Buffalo Center city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Buffalo Center city median would spend about 15.7% 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 1.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 8.3% of residents and 72.2% 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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