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Iowa · Census place 38595

Iowa City city, IA

Quick answer

Iowa City city has 75,264 residents, ranking #5 of 1026 places in Iowa. Median household income is $57,533, the median home is worth $273,600 and median gross rent runs $1,094 a month.

Population
75,264Iowa City city residents
Median household income
$57,533Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$273,600Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$1,094Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
26.3 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
46.3%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in Iowa City city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Iowa City city median would spend about 22.8% 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 4.8× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 26.3% of residents and 46.3% 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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