Iowa · Census place 50520
Maxwell city, IA
Quick answer
Maxwell city has 789 residents, ranking #362 of 1026 places in Iowa. Median household income is $85,789, the median home is worth $147,300 and median gross rent runs $625 a month.
- Population
- 789Maxwell city residents
- Median household income
- $85,789Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $147,300Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $625Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 38.3 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 86.1%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Maxwell city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Maxwell city median would spend about 8.7% 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 1.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 9.8% of residents and 86.1% 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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