Iowa · Census place 69915
St. Charles city, IA
Quick answer
St. Charles city has 891 residents, ranking #319 of 1026 places in Iowa. Median household income is $81,944, the median home is worth $197,100 and median gross rent runs $939 a month.
- Population
- 891St. Charles city residents
- Median household income
- $81,944Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $197,100Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $939Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 33 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 74.7%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in St. Charles city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the St. Charles city median would spend about 13.8% 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 2.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 6.3% of residents and 74.7% 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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