Iowa · Census place 72300
Shelby city, IA
Quick answer
Shelby city has 797 residents, ranking #358 of 1026 places in Iowa. Median household income is $60,333, the median home is worth $156,300 and median gross rent runs $872 a month.
- Population
- 797Shelby city residents
- Median household income
- $60,333Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $156,300Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $872Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 34.4 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 64.6%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Shelby city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Shelby city median would spend about 17.3% 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 2.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 9.8% of residents and 64.6% 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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