Iowa · Census place 31395
Glidden city, IA
Quick answer
Glidden city has 1,153 residents, ranking #261 of 1026 places in Iowa. Median household income is $73,393, the median home is worth $159,700 and median gross rent runs $531 a month.
- Population
- 1,153Glidden city residents
- Median household income
- $73,393Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $159,700Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $531Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 43.1 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 79.3%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Glidden city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Glidden city median would spend about 8.7% 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 11.6% of residents and 79.3% 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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