Iowa · Census place 43365
La Porte City, IA population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of La Porte City, Iowa (La Porte City, IA — Census place “La Porte City city”) is 2,170 residents, ranking #155 of 1026 places in Iowa. Median household income is $62,750, the median home is worth $146,900 and median gross rent runs $802 a month. Looking for the La Porte City Iowa ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve La Porte City, IA: 50651.
- Population
- 2,170La Porte City city residents
- Median household income
- $62,750Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $146,900Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $802Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 31.6 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 75.2%Owner-occupied households
La Porte City ZIP codes (Iowa)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps La Porte City.
The La Porte City IA ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in La Porte City city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the La Porte City city median would spend about 15.3% 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 11.5% of residents and 75.2% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
La Porte City city, IA in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
La Porte City city is a small town in Iowa, with 2,170 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #155 of 1,026 ranked by population — larger than 84% of them. The median age here is 31.6 years against 39.1 nationally, a distinctly younger profile, typical of places with students, military posts or a fast-growing family population. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.
Households in La Porte City city earn a median of $62,750 a year, 20.1% below the national figure of $78,538 and 7% below the $67,791 median for the 290 Iowa cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 11.5% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in La Porte City city is valued at $146,900, 51.6% below the national figure and 6% below the $156,300 peer median, while median gross rent runs $802 a month, 43% below the national figure, or roughly $9,624 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 15.3% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 2.3×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so purchase prices are unusually low against local pay, the pattern in places where supply is plentiful and wage growth has been flat. 75.2% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.
No figure on this page is estimated by us; each one comes straight from the published ACS tables for this area. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of La Porte City city?
- La Porte City city has 2,170 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #155 of 1,026 in Iowa.
- What is the median household income in La Porte City city?
- Median household income in La Porte City city is $62,750 a year, 20.1% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in La Porte City city?
- Median gross rent is $802 a month and the median home value is $146,900, so rent absorbs about 15.3% of median household income.
- Is La Porte City city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 2.3× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so La Porte City city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 15.3% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this La Porte City city data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.