Iowa · Census place 84945
Wheatland city, IA
Quick answer
Wheatland city has 921 residents, ranking #308 of 1026 places in Iowa. Median household income is $36,071, the median home is worth $119,200 and median gross rent runs $803 a month.
- Population
- 921Wheatland city residents
- Median household income
- $36,071Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $119,200Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $803Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 29.5 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 78.9%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Wheatland city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Wheatland city median would spend about 26.7% 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 3.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 6.4% of residents and 78.9% 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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