Iowa · Census place 69240
Runnells city, IA
Quick answer
Runnells city has 397 residents, ranking #531 of 1026 places in Iowa. Median household income is $98,125, the median home is worth $196,900 and median gross rent runs $725 a month.
- Population
- 397Runnells city residents
- Median household income
- $98,125Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $196,900Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $725Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 39.5 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 84.3%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Runnells city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Runnells city median would spend about 8.9% 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 2.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 5.8% of residents and 84.3% 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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