Iowa · Census place 71625
Sergeant Bluff city, IA
Quick answer
Sergeant Bluff city has 5,090 residents, ranking #85 of 1026 places in Iowa. Median household income is $122,610, the median home is worth $287,600 and median gross rent runs $1,232 a month.
- Population
- 5,090Sergeant Bluff city residents
- Median household income
- $122,610Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $287,600Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,232Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 36.2 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 73%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Sergeant Bluff city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Sergeant Bluff city median would spend about 12.1% 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 2.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 7.7% of residents and 73% 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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