Iowa · Census place 11170
Carson city, IA
Quick answer
Carson city has 768 residents, ranking #369 of 1026 places in Iowa. Median household income is $70,703, the median home is worth $172,600 and median gross rent runs $731 a month.
- Population
- 768Carson city residents
- Median household income
- $70,703Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $172,600Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $731Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 42.4 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 80.7%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Carson city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Carson city median would spend about 12.4% 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 2.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 6.9% of residents and 80.7% 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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