Iowa · Census place 54120
Morning Sun city, IA
Quick answer
Morning Sun city has 733 residents, ranking #385 of 1026 places in Iowa. Median household income is $63,500, the median home is worth $90,300 and median gross rent runs $875 a month.
- Population
- 733Morning Sun city residents
- Median household income
- $63,500Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $90,300Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $875Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 43.9 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 89.1%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Morning Sun city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Morning Sun city median would spend about 16.5% 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 1.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 13.5% of residents and 89.1% 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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