Iowa · Census place 69105
Royal city, IA
Quick answer
Royal city has 518 residents, ranking #462 of 1026 places in Iowa. Median household income is $57,450, the median home is worth $79,400 and median gross rent runs $798 a month.
- Population
- 518Royal city residents
- Median household income
- $57,450Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $79,400Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $798Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 31.2 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 68.9%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Royal city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Royal city median would spend about 16.7% 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 1.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 15.3% of residents and 68.9% 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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