Iowa · Census place 68520
Rolfe city, IA
Quick answer
Rolfe city has 618 residents, ranking #421 of 1026 places in Iowa. Median household income is $54,861, the median home is worth $46,000 and median gross rent runs $563 a month.
- Population
- 618Rolfe city residents
- Median household income
- $54,861Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $46,000Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $563Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 43 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 81.1%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Rolfe city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Rolfe city median would spend about 12.3% 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 0.8× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 7.7% of residents and 81.1% 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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