Iowa · Census place 34590
Harpers Ferry city, IA
Quick answer
Harpers Ferry city has 210 residents, ranking #686 of 1026 places in Iowa. Median household income is $37,813, the median home is worth $165,100 and median gross rent runs $700 a month.
- Population
- 210Harpers Ferry city residents
- Median household income
- $37,813Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $165,100Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $700Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 66.6 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 95.3%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Harpers Ferry city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Harpers Ferry city median would spend about 22.2% 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 4.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 12.9% of residents and 95.3% 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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