Iowa · Census place 17985
Cylinder city, IA
Quick answer
Cylinder city has 60 residents, ranking #921 of 1026 places in Iowa. Median household income is $76,250, the median home is worth $80,000 and median gross rent runs $817 a month.
- Population
- 60Cylinder city residents
- Median household income
- $76,250Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $80,000Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $817Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 54.8 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 84.8%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Cylinder city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Cylinder 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 1.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 3.3% of residents and 84.8% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Compare with nearby places
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- Plano city 62
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