Iowa · Census place 82965
Wayland city, IA
Quick answer
Wayland city has 1,140 residents, ranking #263 of 1026 places in Iowa. Median household income is $67,000, the median home is worth $122,200 and median gross rent runs $693 a month.
- Population
- 1,140Wayland city residents
- Median household income
- $67,000Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $122,200Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $693Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 45.4 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 76.2%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Wayland city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Wayland city median would spend about 12.4% 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 6.6% of residents and 76.2% 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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