Iowa · Census place 33060
Grimes city, IA
Quick answer
Grimes city has 15,810 residents, ranking #30 of 1026 places in Iowa. Median household income is $104,497, the median home is worth $281,000 and median gross rent runs $1,156 a month.
- Population
- 15,810Grimes city residents
- Median household income
- $104,497Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $281,000Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,156Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 34.3 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 70%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Grimes city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Grimes city median would spend about 13.3% 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 2.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 6.8% of residents and 70% 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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- Boone city 12,445
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