Iowa · Census place 14025
Clear Lake city, IA
Quick answer
Clear Lake city has 7,603 residents, ranking #52 of 1026 places in Iowa. Median household income is $70,278, the median home is worth $235,100 and median gross rent runs $755 a month.
- Population
- 7,603Clear Lake city residents
- Median household income
- $70,278Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $235,100Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $755Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 49.2 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 74.9%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Clear Lake city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Clear Lake city median would spend about 12.9% 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 3.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 7.3% of residents and 74.9% 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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