Polk City, IA
6,037Residents
$164,389Median household income
$782/moMedian gross rent
$414,800Median home value
39.1Median age
44%Adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher
89%Homes lived in by their owners
2.5×Home value to household income
Median rent takes about 6% of the median household income in Polk City.
What pay do you need to rent here?
To keep rent at or below 30% of gross pay, you would need about $31,000 a year. In Iowa that leaves roughly $2,159 a month after tax. See the full paycheck breakdown for $30,000.
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Source: Census ACS 2024 ACS 5-year, places. Small places carry larger margins of error.