Iowa · Census place 28245
Fonda city, IA
Quick answer
Fonda city has 668 residents, ranking #405 of 1026 places in Iowa. Median household income is $66,750, the median home is worth $61,200 and median gross rent runs $546 a month.
- Population
- 668Fonda city residents
- Median household income
- $66,750Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $61,200Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $546Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 38.8 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 67.5%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Fonda city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Fonda city median would spend about 9.8% 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 0.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 9.9% of residents and 67.5% 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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