Iowa · Census place 33195
Grundy Center city, IA
Quick answer
Grundy Center city has 2,794 residents, ranking #130 of 1026 places in Iowa. Median household income is $77,540, the median home is worth $173,200 and median gross rent runs $684 a month.
- Population
- 2,794Grundy Center city residents
- Median household income
- $77,540Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $173,200Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $684Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 40.8 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 79.8%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Grundy Center city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Grundy Center city median would spend about 10.6% 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% of residents and 79.8% 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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