What is the population of Gravity city?

Gravity city has 171 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #736 of 1,026 in Iowa.

What is the median household income in Gravity city?

Median household income in Gravity city is $51,071 a year, 35% below the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Gravity city?

Median gross rent is $800 a month and the median home value is $48,600, so rent absorbs about 18.8% of median household income.

Is Gravity city affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 1× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Gravity city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 18.8% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Gravity, IA population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Gravity, Iowa (Gravity, IA — Census place “Gravity city”) is 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. Looking for the Gravity Iowa ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Gravity, IA: 50848.

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

Gravity ZIP codes (Iowa)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Gravity.

The Gravity IA ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

50848

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

Gravity city, IA in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Gravity city is a very small community in Iowa, with 171 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #736 of 1,026 ranked by population — larger than 28% of them. The median age here is 43.3 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.

Households in Gravity city earn a median of $51,071 a year, 35% below the national figure of $78,538 and 25% below the $67,791 median for the 290 Iowa cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 12.9% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Gravity city is valued at $48,600, 84% below the national figure and 69% below the $156,300 peer median, while median gross rent runs $800 a month, 43.1% below the national figure, or roughly $9,600 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 18.8% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 1×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so purchase prices are unusually low against local pay, the pattern in places where supply is plentiful and wage growth has been flat. 73% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.

With 171 residents, a handful of survey responses moves every median on this page. Compare Gravity city against its county rather than against national figures.

No figure on this page is estimated by us; each one comes straight from the published ACS tables for this area. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of Gravity city?: Gravity city has 171 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #736 of 1,026 in Iowa.
What is the median household income in Gravity city?: Median household income in Gravity city is $51,071 a year, 35% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Gravity city?: Median gross rent is $800 a month and the median home value is $48,600, so rent absorbs about 18.8% of median household income.
Is Gravity city affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 1× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Gravity city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 18.8% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Gravity city data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.