Iowa · Census place 61590
Parkersburg city, IA
Quick answer
Parkersburg city has 1,747 residents, ranking #189 of 1026 places in Iowa. Median household income is $73,482, the median home is worth $200,000 and median gross rent runs $695 a month.
- Population
- 1,747Parkersburg city residents
- Median household income
- $73,482Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $200,000Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $695Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 46.7 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 80.8%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Parkersburg city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Parkersburg city median would spend about 11.3% 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 2.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 7.2% of residents and 80.8% 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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