Iowa · Census place 44805
Lewis city, IA
Quick answer
Lewis city has 465 residents, ranking #487 of 1026 places in Iowa. Median household income is $34,341, the median home is worth $60,700 and median gross rent runs $638 a month.
- Population
- 465Lewis city residents
- Median household income
- $34,341Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $60,700Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $638Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 60.5 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 88.3%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Lewis city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Lewis city median would spend about 22.3% 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 14.4% of residents and 88.3% 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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