Iowa · Census place 24420
Eldon city, IA
Quick answer
Eldon city has 816 residents, ranking #347 of 1026 places in Iowa. Median household income is $52,813, the median home is worth $57,600 and median gross rent runs $650 a month.
- Population
- 816Eldon city residents
- Median household income
- $52,813Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $57,600Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $650Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 41.3 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 75.8%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Eldon city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Eldon city median would spend about 14.8% 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 1.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 21.1% of residents and 75.8% 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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