Iowa · Census place 75135
State Center city, IA
Quick answer
State Center city has 1,548 residents, ranking #209 of 1026 places in Iowa. Median household income is $72,303, the median home is worth $156,300 and median gross rent runs $741 a month.
- Population
- 1,548State Center city residents
- Median household income
- $72,303Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $156,300Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $741Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 35 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 73.9%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in State Center city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the State Center city median would spend about 12.3% 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 2.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 10% of residents and 73.9% 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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