Iowa · Census place 10045
Calmar city, IA
Quick answer
Calmar city has 980 residents, ranking #294 of 1026 places in Iowa. Median household income is $81,583, the median home is worth $194,600 and median gross rent runs $684 a month.
- Population
- 980Calmar city residents
- Median household income
- $81,583Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $194,600Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $684Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 31.7 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 73.5%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Calmar city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Calmar city median would spend about 10.1% 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 2.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 10.4% of residents and 73.5% 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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