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Iowa · Census place 59115

Onawa city, IA

Quick answer

Onawa city has 2,862 residents, ranking #125 of 1026 places in Iowa. Median household income is $54,659, the median home is worth $125,700 and median gross rent runs $1,005 a month.

Population
2,862Onawa city residents
Median household income
$54,659Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$125,700Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$1,005Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
36.3 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
72.7%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in Onawa city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Onawa city median would spend about 22.1% 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 2.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 16.1% of residents and 72.7% 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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