Iowa · Census place 85260
Whittemore city, IA
Quick answer
Whittemore city has 576 residents, ranking #438 of 1026 places in Iowa. Median household income is $77,054, the median home is worth $88,700 and median gross rent runs $508 a month.
- Population
- 576Whittemore city residents
- Median household income
- $77,054Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $88,700Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $508Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 38.9 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 82.4%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Whittemore city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Whittemore city median would spend about 7.9% 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 1.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 4.5% of residents and 82.4% 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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