Iowa · Census place 23790
East Peru city, IA
Quick answer
East Peru city has 126 residents, ranking #815 of 1026 places in Iowa. Median household income is $67,083, the median home is worth $87,500 and median gross rent runs $917 a month.
- Population
- 126East Peru city residents
- Median household income
- $67,083Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $87,500Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $917Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 33.8 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 81.2%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in East Peru city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the East Peru city median would spend about 16.4% 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 1.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 17.5% of residents and 81.2% 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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