Iowa · Census place 42690
Lake View city, IA
Quick answer
Lake View city has 1,021 residents, ranking #282 of 1026 places in Iowa. Median household income is $66,118, the median home is worth $154,800 and median gross rent runs $667 a month.
- Population
- 1,021Lake View city residents
- Median household income
- $66,118Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $154,800Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $667Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 56 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 84.1%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Lake View city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Lake View city median would spend about 12.1% 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 6.3% of residents and 84.1% 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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