Iowa · Census place 62355
Perry city, IA
Quick answer
Perry city has 7,928 residents, ranking #50 of 1026 places in Iowa. Median household income is $63,983, the median home is worth $122,100 and median gross rent runs $877 a month.
- Population
- 7,928Perry city residents
- Median household income
- $63,983Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $122,100Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $877Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 40.2 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 62.2%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Perry city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Perry city median would spend about 16.4% 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 1.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 11.4% of residents and 62.2% 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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