Iowa · Census place 42645
Lakeside city, IA
Quick answer
Lakeside city has 678 residents, ranking #402 of 1026 places in Iowa. Median household income is $95,481, the median home is worth $210,900 and median gross rent runs $960 a month.
- Population
- 678Lakeside city residents
- Median household income
- $95,481Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $210,900Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $960Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 43.8 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 78.2%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Lakeside city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Lakeside 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 2.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 5.6% of residents and 78.2% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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