Iowa · Census place 16860
Council Bluffs city, IA
Quick answer
Council Bluffs city has 62,564 residents, ranking #10 of 1026 places in Iowa. Median household income is $64,092, the median home is worth $164,300 and median gross rent runs $980 a month.
- Population
- 62,564Council Bluffs city residents
- Median household income
- $64,092Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $164,300Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $980Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 39 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 64.1%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Council Bluffs city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Council Bluffs city median would spend about 18.3% 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 2.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 13.2% of residents and 64.1% 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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- West Des Moines city 69,893
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- Urbandale city 46,026
- Marion city 41,690
- Cedar Falls city 40,662
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