Iowa · Census place 77115
Tama city, IA
Quick answer
Tama city has 3,079 residents, ranking #121 of 1026 places in Iowa. Median household income is $61,944, the median home is worth $101,200 and median gross rent runs $744 a month.
- Population
- 3,079Tama city residents
- Median household income
- $61,944Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $101,200Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $744Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 35 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 73.3%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Tama city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Tama city median would spend about 14.4% 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 1.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 23.5% of residents and 73.3% 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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- Onawa city 2,862
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