Iowa · Census place 77880
Thornton city, IA
Quick answer
Thornton city has 534 residents, ranking #454 of 1026 places in Iowa. Median household income is $66,979, the median home is worth $99,000 and median gross rent runs $775 a month.
- Population
- 534Thornton city residents
- Median household income
- $66,979Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $99,000Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $775Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 34.3 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 86.4%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Thornton city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Thornton city median would spend about 13.9% 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 1.5× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 6.6% of residents and 86.4% 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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