Iowa · Census place 62130
Peosta city, IA
Quick answer
Peosta city has 1,922 residents, ranking #170 of 1026 places in Iowa. Median household income is $120,375, the median home is worth $304,600 and median gross rent runs $1,031 a month.
- Population
- 1,922Peosta city residents
- Median household income
- $120,375Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $304,600Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,031Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 34.9 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 85.3%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Peosta city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Peosta city median would spend about 10.3% 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 2.5× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 3.6% of residents and 85.3% 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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