Iowa · Census place 44400
Le Mars city, IA
Quick answer
Le Mars city has 10,597 residents, ranking #39 of 1026 places in Iowa. Median household income is $72,381, the median home is worth $202,200 and median gross rent runs $908 a month.
- Population
- 10,597Le Mars city residents
- Median household income
- $72,381Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $202,200Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $908Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 39.1 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 62.2%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Le Mars city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Le Mars city median would spend about 15.1% 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 2.8× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 8.9% of residents and 62.2% 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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