Iowa · Census place 55200
Mystic city, IA
Quick answer
Mystic city has 257 residents, ranking #647 of 1026 places in Iowa. Median household income is $42,222, the median home is worth $56,900 and median gross rent runs $621 a month.
- Population
- 257Mystic city residents
- Median household income
- $42,222Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $56,900Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $621Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 38.6 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 80%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Mystic city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Mystic city median would spend about 17.6% 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 9.7% of residents and 80% 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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