Iowa · Census place 50935
Melcher-Dallas city, IA
Quick answer
Melcher-Dallas city has 1,228 residents, ranking #251 of 1026 places in Iowa. Median household income is $72,824, the median home is worth $94,600 and median gross rent runs $798 a month.
- Population
- 1,228Melcher-Dallas city residents
- Median household income
- $72,824Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $94,600Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $798Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 35 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 84.2%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Melcher-Dallas city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Melcher-Dallas city median would spend about 13.1% 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 1.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 12.5% of residents and 84.2% 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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