Iowa · Census place 52950
Mitchellville, IA population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Mitchellville, Iowa (Mitchellville, IA — Census place “Mitchellville city”) is 2,557 residents, ranking #144 of 1026 places in Iowa. Median household income is $78,816, the median home is worth $190,200 and median gross rent runs $773 a month. Looking for the Mitchellville Iowa ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Mitchellville, IA: 50169.
- Population
- 2,557Mitchellville city residents
- Median household income
- $78,816Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $190,200Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $773Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 37.4 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 82.7%Owner-occupied households
Mitchellville ZIP codes (Iowa)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Mitchellville.
The Mitchellville IA ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Mitchellville city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Mitchellville city median would spend about 11.8% 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 2.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 7.7% of residents and 82.7% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Mitchellville city, IA in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Mitchellville city is a small town in Iowa, with 2,557 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #144 of 1,026 ranked by population — larger than 86% of them. The median age here is 37.4 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.
Households in Mitchellville city earn a median of $78,816 a year, essentially level with the national figure of $78,538 and 16% above the $67,791 median for the 290 Iowa cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 7.7% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Mitchellville city is valued at $190,200, 37.3% below the national figure and 22% above the $156,300 peer median, while median gross rent runs $773 a month, 45% below the national figure, or roughly $9,276 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 11.8% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 2.4×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so purchase prices are unusually low against local pay, the pattern in places where supply is plentiful and wage growth has been flat. 82.7% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, an owner-dominated market where rental listings are scarce and rent medians rest on a thin sample. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.
No figure on this page is estimated by us; each one comes straight from the published ACS tables for this area. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Iowa.
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- New London city 2,402
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Mitchellville city?
- Mitchellville city has 2,557 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #144 of 1,026 in Iowa.
- What is the median household income in Mitchellville city?
- Median household income in Mitchellville city is $78,816 a year, essentially level with the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Mitchellville city?
- Median gross rent is $773 a month and the median home value is $190,200, so rent absorbs about 11.8% of median household income.
- Is Mitchellville city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 2.4× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Mitchellville city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 11.8% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Mitchellville city data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.