Iowa · Census place 40845
Keokuk city, IA
Quick answer
Keokuk city has 9,748 residents, ranking #43 of 1026 places in Iowa. Median household income is $49,340, the median home is worth $93,700 and median gross rent runs $810 a month.
- Population
- 9,748Keokuk city residents
- Median household income
- $49,340Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $93,700Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $810Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 40.3 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 60.1%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Keokuk city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Keokuk city median would spend about 19.7% 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 1.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 20.3% of residents and 60.1% 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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- Sioux Center city 8,335
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