Iowa · Census place 62040
Pella city, IA
Quick answer
Pella city has 10,624 residents, ranking #38 of 1026 places in Iowa. Median household income is $81,201, the median home is worth $259,600 and median gross rent runs $1,041 a month.
- Population
- 10,624Pella city residents
- Median household income
- $81,201Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $259,600Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,041Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 35.1 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 62.6%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Pella city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Pella city median would spend about 15.4% 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 3.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 4.4% of residents and 62.6% 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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