Iowa · Census place 81570
Wadena city, IA
Quick answer
Wadena city has 206 residents, ranking #693 of 1026 places in Iowa. Median household income is $48,438, the median home is worth $89,300 and median gross rent runs $594 a month.
- Population
- 206Wadena city residents
- Median household income
- $48,438Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $89,300Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $594Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 48.9 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 84.2%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Wadena city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Wadena 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 1.8× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 13.7% of residents and 84.2% 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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