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Iowa · Census place 64290

Postville city, IA

Quick answer

Postville city has 2,787 residents, ranking #131 of 1026 places in Iowa. Median household income is $47,281, the median home is worth $100,300 and median gross rent runs $872 a month.

Population
2,787Postville city residents
Median household income
$47,281Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$100,300Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$872Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
25.4 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
55.5%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in Postville city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Postville city median would spend about 22.1% 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 2.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 25.6% of residents and 55.5% 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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