Iowa · Census place 25095
Elma city, IA
Quick answer
Elma city has 618 residents, ranking #420 of 1026 places in Iowa. Median household income is $41,528, the median home is worth $71,400 and median gross rent runs $668 a month.
- Population
- 618Elma city residents
- Median household income
- $41,528Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $71,400Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $668Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 48 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 62.3%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Elma city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Elma city median would spend about 19.3% 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 1.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 23% of residents and 62.3% 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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