Minnesota · Census place 13420
Cosmos city, MN
Quick answer
Cosmos city has 529 residents, ranking #489 of 914 places in Minnesota. Median household income is $50,833, the median home is worth $95,000 and median gross rent runs $699 a month.
- Population
- 529Cosmos city residents
- Median household income
- $50,833Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $95,000Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $699Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 47.3 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 81.5%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Cosmos city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Cosmos city median would spend about 16.5% 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 1.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 16.8% of residents and 81.5% 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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