Iowa · Census place 39450
Jefferson city, IA
Quick answer
Jefferson city has 4,164 residents, ranking #101 of 1026 places in Iowa. Median household income is $54,286, the median home is worth $126,900 and median gross rent runs $745 a month.
- Population
- 4,164Jefferson city residents
- Median household income
- $54,286Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $126,900Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $745Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 51.5 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 70.4%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Jefferson city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Jefferson city median would spend about 16.5% 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 2.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 8.4% 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
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