Iowa · Census place 43725
Laurens city, IA
Quick answer
Laurens city has 1,234 residents, ranking #249 of 1026 places in Iowa. Median household income is $56,354, the median home is worth $71,000 and median gross rent runs $763 a month.
- Population
- 1,234Laurens city residents
- Median household income
- $56,354Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $71,000Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $763Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 48 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 80.1%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Laurens city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Laurens city median would spend about 16.2% 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 1.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 12.7% of residents and 80.1% 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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