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Iowa · Census place 50700

Mechanicsville city, IA

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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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