Iowa · Census place 50700
Mechanicsville city, IA
Quick answer
Mechanicsville city has 906 residents, ranking #313 of 1026 places in Iowa. Median household income is $76,190, the median home is worth $155,500 and median gross rent runs $542 a month.
- Population
- 906Mechanicsville city residents
- Median household income
- $76,190Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $155,500Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $542Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 52.1 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 85%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Mechanicsville city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Mechanicsville city median would spend about 8.5% 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 2.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 7.6% of residents and 85% 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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