Iowa · Census place 31035
Gladbrook city, IA
Quick answer
Gladbrook city has 998 residents, ranking #291 of 1026 places in Iowa. Median household income is $63,125, the median home is worth $117,200 and median gross rent runs $807 a month.
- Population
- 998Gladbrook city residents
- Median household income
- $63,125Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $117,200Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $807Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 44.5 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 81.4%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Gladbrook city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Gladbrook city median would spend about 15.3% 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 17% of residents and 81.4% 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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