Iowa · Census place 19945
Denison city, IA
Quick answer
Denison city has 8,247 residents, ranking #48 of 1026 places in Iowa. Median household income is $63,850, the median home is worth $137,600 and median gross rent runs $770 a month.
- Population
- 8,247Denison city residents
- Median household income
- $63,850Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $137,600Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $770Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 34 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 74.1%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Denison city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Denison city median would spend about 14.5% 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 2.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 20.1% of residents and 74.1% 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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- Webster City city 7,769
- Clear Lake city 7,603
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