Iowa · Census place 81885
Walker city, IA
Quick answer
Walker city has 731 residents, ranking #386 of 1026 places in Iowa. Median household income is $80,556, the median home is worth $162,100 and median gross rent runs $783 a month.
- Population
- 731Walker city residents
- Median household income
- $80,556Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $162,100Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $783Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 35.9 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 81.9%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Walker city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Walker city median would spend about 11.7% 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 2.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 10.4% of residents and 81.9% 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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