Iowa · Census place 32520
Gravity city, IA
Quick answer
Gravity city has 171 residents, ranking #736 of 1026 places in Iowa. Median household income is $51,071, the median home is worth $48,600 and median gross rent runs $800 a month.
- Population
- 171Gravity city residents
- Median household income
- $51,071Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $48,600Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $800Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 43.3 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 73%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Gravity city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Gravity city median would spend about 18.8% 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 1.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 12.9% of residents and 73% 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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