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Iowa · Census place 11215

Carter Lake city, IA

Quick answer

Carter Lake city has 3,773 residents, ranking #107 of 1026 places in Iowa. Median household income is $75,037, the median home is worth $161,200 and median gross rent runs $1,115 a month.

Population
3,773Carter Lake city residents
Median household income
$75,037Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$161,200Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$1,115Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
40.1 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
84.3%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in Carter Lake city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Carter Lake city median would spend about 17.8% 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 2.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 15.2% of residents and 84.3% 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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