Iowa · Census place 25815
Essex city, IA
Quick answer
Essex city has 875 residents, ranking #325 of 1026 places in Iowa. Median household income is $57,344, the median home is worth $87,700 and median gross rent runs $681 a month.
- Population
- 875Essex city residents
- Median household income
- $57,344Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $87,700Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $681Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 48 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 78.9%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Essex city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Essex city median would spend about 14.3% 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 1.5× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 9.6% of residents and 78.9% 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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