Iowa · Census place 42825
Lakota city, IA
Quick answer
Lakota city has 249 residents, ranking #654 of 1026 places in Iowa. Median household income is $73,250, the median home is worth $42,300 and median gross rent runs $850 a month.
- Population
- 249Lakota city residents
- Median household income
- $73,250Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $42,300Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $850Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 46.9 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 78.6%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Lakota city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Lakota 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 0.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 13.7% of residents and 78.6% 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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