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Iowa · Census place 22305

Dows city, IA

Quick answer

Dows city has 544 residents, ranking #450 of 1026 places in Iowa. Median household income is $58,750, the median home is worth $56,200 and median gross rent runs $658 a month.

Population
544Dows city residents
Median household income
$58,750Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$56,200Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$658Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
37 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
73.3%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in Dows city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Dows city median would spend about 13.4% 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 7.2% of residents and 73.3% 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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