Skip to content
ZipNumbers

Iowa · Census place 75675

Story City city, IA

Quick answer

Story City city has 3,363 residents, ranking #114 of 1026 places in Iowa. Median household income is $73,558, the median home is worth $205,800 and median gross rent runs $956 a month.

Population
3,363Story City city residents
Median household income
$73,558Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$205,800Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$956Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
44.6 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
74.6%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in Story City city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Story City city median would spend about 15.6% 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 2.8× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 13.1% of residents and 74.6% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Compare with nearby places

Places of similar size in Iowa.

More Iowa coverage.