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Iowa · Census place 50935

Melcher-Dallas city, IA

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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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