Iowa · Census place 80580
Ventura, IA population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Ventura, Iowa (Ventura, IA — Census place “Ventura city”) is 708 residents, ranking #391 of 1026 places in Iowa. Median household income is $83,125, the median home is worth $344,800 and median gross rent runs $1,016 a month. Looking for the Ventura Iowa ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Ventura, IA: 50482.
- Population
- 708Ventura city residents
- Median household income
- $83,125Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $344,800Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,016Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 42.7 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 84%Owner-occupied households
Ventura ZIP codes (Iowa)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Ventura.
The Ventura IA ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Ventura city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Ventura city median would spend about 14.7% 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 4.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 6.5% of residents and 84% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Ventura city, IA in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Ventura city is a very small community in Iowa, with 708 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #391 of 1,026 ranked by population — larger than 61% of them. The median age here is 42.7 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.
Households in Ventura city earn a median of $83,125 a year, 5.8% above the national figure of $78,538 and 23% above the $67,791 median for the 290 Iowa cities we cover. The median is the midpoint household, not an average, so a handful of very high earners cannot drag it upward the way they distort a mean. Poverty reaches 6.5% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Ventura city is valued at $344,800, 13.6% above the national figure and 121% above the $156,300 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,016 a month, 27.7% below the national figure, or roughly $12,192 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 14.7% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 4.1×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is harder here than in the average US market. 84% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, an owner-dominated market where rental listings are scarce and rent medians rest on a thin sample. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.
With 708 residents, a handful of survey responses moves every median on this page. Compare Ventura city against its county rather than against national figures.
No figure on this page is estimated by us; each one comes straight from the published ACS tables for this area. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Iowa.
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- Janesville city 1,012
- Aplington city 1,012
- Keosauqua city 1,014
- Griswold city 1,020
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Ventura city?
- Ventura city has 708 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #391 of 1,026 in Iowa.
- What is the median household income in Ventura city?
- Median household income in Ventura city is $83,125 a year, 5.8% above the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Ventura city?
- Median gross rent is $1,016 a month and the median home value is $344,800, so rent absorbs about 14.7% of median household income.
- Is Ventura city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 4.1× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Ventura city is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 14.7% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Ventura city data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.