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Iowa · Census place 74415

Spirit Lake city, IA

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Spirit Lake city has 5,469 residents, ranking #74 of 1026 places in Iowa. Median household income is $73,627, the median home is worth $218,400 and median gross rent runs $885 a month.

Population
5,469Spirit Lake city residents
Median household income
$73,627Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$218,400Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$885Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
40.6 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
66.2%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in Spirit Lake city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Spirit Lake city median would spend about 14.4% 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 3.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 7% of residents and 66.2% 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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