Iowa · Census place 49215
Maquoketa city, IA
Quick answer
Maquoketa city has 6,105 residents, ranking #65 of 1026 places in Iowa. Median household income is $56,039, the median home is worth $126,800 and median gross rent runs $745 a month.
- Population
- 6,105Maquoketa city residents
- Median household income
- $56,039Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $126,800Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $745Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 40.1 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 68.4%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Maquoketa city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Maquoketa city median would spend about 16% 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 2.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 16.1% of residents and 68.4% 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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