Iowa · Census place 42015
Knoxville city, IA
Quick answer
Knoxville city has 7,493 residents, ranking #54 of 1026 places in Iowa. Median household income is $70,136, the median home is worth $147,600 and median gross rent runs $810 a month.
- Population
- 7,493Knoxville city residents
- Median household income
- $70,136Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $147,600Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $810Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 42.2 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 74.3%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Knoxville city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Knoxville city median would spend about 13.9% 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 2.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 9% of residents and 74.3% 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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- Hiawatha city 7,178
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