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Iowa · Census place 28605

Fort Madison city, IA

Quick answer

Fort Madison city has 10,221 residents, ranking #42 of 1026 places in Iowa. Median household income is $49,359, the median home is worth $95,900 and median gross rent runs $824 a month.

Population
10,221Fort Madison city residents
Median household income
$49,359Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$95,900Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$824Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
43.9 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
73.1%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in Fort Madison city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Fort Madison city median would spend about 20% 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 1.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 14.8% of residents and 73.1% 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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