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Iowa · Census place 50160

Mason City city, IA

Quick answer

Mason City city has 27,135 residents, ranking #17 of 1026 places in Iowa. Median household income is $62,369, the median home is worth $130,000 and median gross rent runs $874 a month.

Population
27,135Mason City city residents
Median household income
$62,369Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$130,000Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$874Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
43 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
67.6%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in Mason City city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Mason City city median would spend about 16.8% 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 2.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 10.6% of residents and 67.6% 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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