Iowa · Census place 66405
Remsen city, IA
Quick answer
Remsen city has 1,897 residents, ranking #176 of 1026 places in Iowa. Median household income is $98,250, the median home is worth $184,700 and median gross rent runs $1,014 a month.
- Population
- 1,897Remsen city residents
- Median household income
- $98,250Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $184,700Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,014Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 40.1 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 76.1%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Remsen city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Remsen city median would spend about 12.4% 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 4.1% of residents and 76.1% 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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