Iowa · Census place 72525
Shenandoah city, IA
Quick answer
Shenandoah city has 4,913 residents, ranking #88 of 1026 places in Iowa. Median household income is $52,469, the median home is worth $110,000 and median gross rent runs $762 a month.
- Population
- 4,913Shenandoah city residents
- Median household income
- $52,469Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $110,000Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $762Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 44.1 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 58.3%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Shenandoah city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Shenandoah city median would spend about 17.4% 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 2.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 22% of residents and 58.3% 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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