Iowa · Census place 11530
Castana city, IA
Quick answer
Castana city has 157 residents, ranking #757 of 1026 places in Iowa. Median household income is $55,833, the median home is worth $67,500 and median gross rent runs $725 a month.
- Population
- 157Castana city residents
- Median household income
- $55,833Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $67,500Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $725Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 59.7 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 87.5%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Castana city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Castana city median would spend about 15.6% 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 1.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 7.6% of residents and 87.5% 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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