Iowa · Census place 49260
Marathon city, IA
Quick answer
Marathon city has 199 residents, ranking #702 of 1026 places in Iowa. Median household income is $40,417, the median home is worth $41,700 and median gross rent runs $758 a month.
- Population
- 199Marathon city residents
- Median household income
- $40,417Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $41,700Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $758Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 55.4 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 90.1%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Marathon city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Marathon city median would spend about 22.5% 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 1.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 18.6% of residents and 90.1% 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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