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Iowa · Census place 72435

Shell Rock city, IA

Quick answer

Shell Rock city has 1,634 residents, ranking #198 of 1026 places in Iowa. Median household income is $70,556, the median home is worth $159,100 and median gross rent runs $750 a month.

Population
1,634Shell Rock city residents
Median household income
$70,556Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$159,100Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$750Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
36.8 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
82.5%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in Shell Rock city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Shell Rock city median would spend about 12.8% 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 6% of residents and 82.5% 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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