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Iowa · Census place 12900

Charter Oak city, IA

Quick answer

Charter Oak city has 489 residents, ranking #474 of 1026 places in Iowa. Median household income is $58,068, the median home is worth $81,600 and median gross rent runs $710 a month.

Population
489Charter Oak city residents
Median household income
$58,068Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$81,600Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$710Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
59.5 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
65.9%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in Charter Oak city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Charter Oak city median would spend about 14.7% 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 1.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 12.7% of residents and 65.9% 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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