Iowa · Census place 78735
Traer city, IA
Quick answer
Traer city has 1,464 residents, ranking #220 of 1026 places in Iowa. Median household income is $79,653, the median home is worth $131,900 and median gross rent runs $1,016 a month.
- Population
- 1,464Traer city residents
- Median household income
- $79,653Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $131,900Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,016Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 45.5 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 73.3%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Traer city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Traer city median would spend about 15.3% 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 1.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 10.1% 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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