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Iowa · Census place 63975

Pocahontas city, IA

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Pocahontas city has 1,536 residents, ranking #211 of 1026 places in Iowa. Median household income is $56,298, the median home is worth $96,600 and median gross rent runs $700 a month.

Population
1,536Pocahontas city residents
Median household income
$56,298Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$96,600Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$700Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
48.9 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
81.9%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in Pocahontas city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Pocahontas city median would spend about 14.9% 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 1.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 8% of residents and 81.9% 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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