Iowa · Census place 27390
Fertile city, IA
Quick answer
Fertile city has 272 residents, ranking #626 of 1026 places in Iowa. Median household income is $64,432, the median home is worth $150,000 and median gross rent runs $869 a month.
- Population
- 272Fertile city residents
- Median household income
- $64,432Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $150,000Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $869Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 59.3 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 89.8%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Fertile city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Fertile 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 2.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 4.8% of residents and 89.8% 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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