Iowa · Census place 28290
Fontanelle city, IA
Quick answer
Fontanelle city has 629 residents, ranking #418 of 1026 places in Iowa. Median household income is $66,500, the median home is worth $93,800 and median gross rent runs $856 a month.
- Population
- 629Fontanelle city residents
- Median household income
- $66,500Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $93,800Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $856Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 43.4 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 71.2%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Fontanelle city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Fontanelle city median would spend about 15.4% 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 1.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 5.7% of residents and 71.2% 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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