Iowa · Census place 79500
Underwood city, IA
Quick answer
Underwood city has 977 residents, ranking #295 of 1026 places in Iowa. Median household income is $90,556, the median home is worth $227,400 and median gross rent runs $819 a month.
- Population
- 977Underwood city residents
- Median household income
- $90,556Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $227,400Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $819Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 29.5 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 80.7%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Underwood city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Underwood city median would spend about 10.9% 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 2.5× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 2.5% of residents and 80.7% 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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