Iowa · Census place 39225
Jamaica city, IA
Quick answer
Jamaica city has 202 residents, ranking #697 of 1026 places in Iowa. Median household income is $53,750, the median home is worth $65,700 and median gross rent runs $536 a month.
- Population
- 202Jamaica city residents
- Median household income
- $53,750Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $65,700Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $536Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 38 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 70.4%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Jamaica city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Jamaica city median would spend about 12% 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 1.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 17.5% of residents and 70.4% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Compare with nearby places
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- Henderson city 205
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