Iowa · Census place 80490
Van Wert city, IA
Quick answer
Van Wert city has 131 residents, ranking #803 of 1026 places in Iowa. Median household income is $58,750, the median home is worth $62,300 and median gross rent runs $688 a month.
- Population
- 131Van Wert city residents
- Median household income
- $58,750Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $62,300Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $688Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 56.6 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 87.1%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Van Wert city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Van Wert city median would spend about 14.1% 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 1.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 6.9% of residents and 87.1% 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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- Bridgewater city 131
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