Iowa · Census place 82695
Waukee city, IA
Quick answer
Waukee city has 26,974 residents, ranking #18 of 1026 places in Iowa. Median household income is $106,728, the median home is worth $328,200 and median gross rent runs $1,290 a month.
- Population
- 26,974Waukee city residents
- Median household income
- $106,728Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $328,200Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,290Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 34.4 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 69.3%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Waukee city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Waukee city median would spend about 14.5% 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 3.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 7.3% of residents and 69.3% 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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