Iowa · Census place 53355
Monroe city, IA
Quick answer
Monroe city has 2,074 residents, ranking #162 of 1026 places in Iowa. Median household income is $81,488, the median home is worth $173,500 and median gross rent runs $780 a month.
- Population
- 2,074Monroe city residents
- Median household income
- $81,488Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $173,500Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $780Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 35.5 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 75.7%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Monroe city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Monroe city median would spend about 11.5% 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 2.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 4.3% of residents and 75.7% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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