Iowa · Census place 44490
Lenox city, IA
Quick answer
Lenox city has 1,474 residents, ranking #217 of 1026 places in Iowa. Median household income is $59,750, the median home is worth $106,000 and median gross rent runs $759 a month.
- Population
- 1,474Lenox city residents
- Median household income
- $59,750Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $106,000Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $759Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 38.2 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 77.7%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Lenox city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Lenox city median would spend about 15.2% 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 1.8× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 10.2% of residents and 77.7% 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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