Iowa · Census place 68160
Rock Rapids city, IA
Quick answer
Rock Rapids city has 2,653 residents, ranking #138 of 1026 places in Iowa. Median household income is $61,679, the median home is worth $207,700 and median gross rent runs $763 a month.
- Population
- 2,653Rock Rapids city residents
- Median household income
- $61,679Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $207,700Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $763Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 42.1 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 75.9%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Rock Rapids city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Rock Rapids city median would spend about 14.8% 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 3.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 5.9% of residents and 75.9% 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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