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Iowa · Census place 28380

Forest City city, IA

Quick answer

Forest City city has 4,280 residents, ranking #98 of 1026 places in Iowa. Median household income is $62,917, the median home is worth $136,400 and median gross rent runs $719 a month.

Population
4,280Forest City city residents
Median household income
$62,917Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$136,400Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$719Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
32 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
72.3%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in Forest City city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Forest City city median would spend about 13.7% 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 2.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 9.4% of residents and 72.3% 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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