Iowa · Census place 25860
Estherville city, IA
Quick answer
Estherville city has 5,865 residents, ranking #68 of 1026 places in Iowa. Median household income is $54,624, the median home is worth $96,300 and median gross rent runs $739 a month.
- Population
- 5,865Estherville city residents
- Median household income
- $54,624Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $96,300Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $739Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 40.5 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 71.6%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Estherville city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Estherville city median would spend about 16.2% 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 1.8× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 12.8% of residents and 71.6% 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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