Iowa · Census place 22215
Dow City city, IA
Quick answer
Dow City city has 384 residents, ranking #540 of 1026 places in Iowa. Median household income is $46,932, the median home is worth $130,200 and median gross rent runs $714 a month.
- Population
- 384Dow City city residents
- Median household income
- $46,932Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $130,200Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $714Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 48.3 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 69.8%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Dow City city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Dow City 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 2.8× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 15.1% of residents and 69.8% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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