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Iowa · Census place 64470

Prairie City city, IA

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Prairie City city has 1,649 residents, ranking #195 of 1026 places in Iowa. Median household income is $78,269, the median home is worth $177,400 and median gross rent runs $796 a month.

Population
1,649Prairie City city residents
Median household income
$78,269Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$177,400Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$796Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
37 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
76.9%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in Prairie City city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Prairie City city median would spend about 12.2% 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 2.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 1.4% of residents and 76.9% 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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