Iowa · Census place 76260
Sumner city, IA
Quick answer
Sumner city has 2,159 residents, ranking #157 of 1026 places in Iowa. Median household income is $56,174, the median home is worth $111,900 and median gross rent runs $598 a month.
- Population
- 2,159Sumner city residents
- Median household income
- $56,174Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $111,900Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $598Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 47.1 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 77.5%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Sumner city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Sumner city median would spend about 12.8% 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 2.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 11.8% of residents and 77.5% 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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