Iowa · Census place 58080
Oakland city, IA
Quick answer
Oakland city has 1,500 residents, ranking #215 of 1026 places in Iowa. Median household income is $72,500, the median home is worth $144,600 and median gross rent runs $856 a month.
- Population
- 1,500Oakland city residents
- Median household income
- $72,500Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $144,600Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $856Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 36.4 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 61.1%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Oakland city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Oakland city median would spend about 14.2% 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 2.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 16.8% of residents and 61.1% 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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