What is the population of Waukon city?

Waukon city has 3,796 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #105 of 1,026 in Iowa.

What is the median household income in Waukon city?

Median household income in Waukon city is $56,250 a year, 28.4% below the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Waukon city?

Median gross rent is $719 a month and the median home value is $133,700, so rent absorbs about 15.3% of median household income.

Is Waukon city affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 2.4× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Waukon city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 15.3% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Waukon, IA population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Waukon, Iowa (Waukon, IA — Census place “Waukon city”) is 3,796 residents, ranking #105 of 1026 places in Iowa. Median household income is $56,250, the median home is worth $133,700 and median gross rent runs $719 a month. Looking for the Waukon Iowa ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Waukon, IA: 52172.

Population: 3,796Waukon city residents
Median household income: $56,250Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $133,700Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $719Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 42.5 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 75.1%Owner-occupied households

Waukon ZIP codes (Iowa)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Waukon.

The Waukon IA ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

52172

What the numbers mean in Waukon city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Waukon city median would spend about 15.3% 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 2.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 11.8% of residents and 75.1% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Waukon city, IA in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Waukon city is a small town in Iowa, with 3,796 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #105 of 1,026 ranked by population — larger than 89% of them. The median age here is 42.5 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 Waukon city earn a median of $56,250 a year, 28.4% below the national figure of $78,538 and 17% below 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 11.8% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Waukon city is valued at $133,700, 55.9% below the national figure and 14% below the $156,300 peer median, while median gross rent runs $719 a month, 48.9% below the national figure, or roughly $8,628 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 15.3% 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 2.4×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so purchase prices are unusually low against local pay, the pattern in places where supply is plentiful and wage growth has been flat. 75.1% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.

All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. 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.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of Waukon city?: Waukon city has 3,796 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #105 of 1,026 in Iowa.
What is the median household income in Waukon city?: Median household income in Waukon city is $56,250 a year, 28.4% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Waukon city?: Median gross rent is $719 a month and the median home value is $133,700, so rent absorbs about 15.3% of median household income.
Is Waukon city affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 2.4× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Waukon city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 15.3% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Waukon 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.