Iowa · Census place 42555
Lake Mills city, IA
Quick answer
Lake Mills city has 2,054 residents, ranking #165 of 1026 places in Iowa. Median household income is $70,333, the median home is worth $127,100 and median gross rent runs $615 a month.
- Population
- 2,054Lake Mills city residents
- Median household income
- $70,333Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $127,100Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $615Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 43.8 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 67.1%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Lake Mills city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Lake Mills city median would spend about 10.5% 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 1.8× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 15.9% of residents and 67.1% 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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