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Iowa · Census place 76755

Swea City city, IA

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Swea City city has 612 residents, ranking #427 of 1026 places in Iowa. Median household income is $50,625, the median home is worth $48,800 and median gross rent runs $670 a month.

Population
612Swea City city residents
Median household income
$50,625Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$48,800Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$670Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
41.1 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
69.5%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in Swea City city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Swea City city median would spend about 15.9% 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 1.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 28.9% of residents and 69.5% 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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