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Ia County Directory

County-level affordability, income limits, and rent data from official HUD, IRS, and BLS sources.

Updated Jun 19, 2026 · Dataset v2 · HUD FY2026 · FMR FY2026 · IRS 2025 · BLS CPI-U 2013–2025

Ia at a glance

Counties indexed

99

State median income

$96,100

per year · HUD Area Median Income

State median FMR (2BR)

$919

per month · HUD Fair Market Rent

Most affordable county

Benton County

10.1% rent burden

Highest income: Story County$122,400/yr
Lowest income: Appanoose County$71,900/yr
Highest rent: Pottawattamie County$1,368/mo

Top counties by signal

Highest median income

  1. 1.Story County$122,400/yr
  2. 2.Johnson County$121,400/yr
  3. 3.Dallas County$116,400/yr
  4. 4.Guthrie County$116,400/yr
  5. 5.Madison County$116,400/yr

Highest Fair Market Rent (2BR)

  1. 1.Harrison County$1,368/mo
  2. 2.Mills County$1,368/mo
  3. 3.Pottawattamie County$1,368/mo
  4. 4.Dallas County$1,318/mo
  5. 5.Guthrie County$1,318/mo

Highest rent burden

  1. 1.Wapello County15.4%
  2. 2.Appanoose County15.3%
  3. 3.Des Moines County15.1%
  4. 4.Harrison County14.4%
  5. 5.Mills County14.4%

Burden = (12 × FMR 2BR) ÷ median income

Featured clusters

County groupings by affordability profile.

Income Leaders

Highest HUD Area Median Income

Most Affordable

Lowest annual rent burden

High Rent Markets

Highest HUD Fair Market Rents

Results
99 counties
Adair County
Median income: $102,900
FMR (2BR): $926
Adams County
Median income: $99,300
FMR (2BR): $933
Allamakee County
Median income: $90,200
FMR (2BR): $919
Appanoose County
Median income: $71,900
FMR (2BR): $919
Audubon County
Median income: $90,300
FMR (2BR): $919
Benton County
Median income: $113,100
FMR (2BR): $956
Black Hawk County
Median income: $91,000
FMR (2BR): $1,051
Boone County
Median income: $112,300
FMR (2BR): $1,026
Bremer County
Median income: $108,300
FMR (2BR): $978
Buchanan County
Median income: $99,400
FMR (2BR): $942
Buena Vista County
Median income: $96,900
FMR (2BR): $1,010
Butler County
Median income: $96,900
FMR (2BR): $919
Calhoun County
Median income: $86,500
FMR (2BR): $919
Carroll County
Median income: $103,900
FMR (2BR): $919
Cass County
Median income: $93,500
FMR (2BR): $919
Cedar County
Median income: $98,900
FMR (2BR): $966
Cerro Gordo County
Median income: $97,400
FMR (2BR): $949
Cherokee County
Median income: $104,600
FMR (2BR): $919
Chickasaw County
Median income: $97,700
FMR (2BR): $919
Clarke County
Median income: $88,700
FMR (2BR): $919
Clay County
Median income: $94,700
FMR (2BR): $919
Clayton County
Median income: $87,000
FMR (2BR): $919
Clinton County
Median income: $95,900
FMR (2BR): $956
Crawford County
Median income: $89,200
FMR (2BR): $919
Dallas County
Median income: $116,400
FMR (2BR): $1,318
Davis County
Median income: $98,900
FMR (2BR): $1,043
Decatur County
Median income: $79,400
FMR (2BR): $919
Delaware County
Median income: $94,600
FMR (2BR): $919
Des Moines County
Median income: $84,700
FMR (2BR): $1,063
Dickinson County
Median income: $110,100
FMR (2BR): $1,091
Dubuque County
Median income: $106,300
FMR (2BR): $1,077
Emmet County
Median income: $87,600
FMR (2BR): $919
Fayette County
Median income: $85,800
FMR (2BR): $919
Floyd County
Median income: $96,100
FMR (2BR): $919
Franklin County
Median income: $87,400
FMR (2BR): $919
Fremont County
Median income: $96,200
FMR (2BR): $919
Greene County
Median income: $91,200
FMR (2BR): $919
Grundy County
Median income: $91,000
FMR (2BR): $1,051
Guthrie County
Median income: $116,400
FMR (2BR): $1,318
Hamilton County
Median income: $96,800
FMR (2BR): $994
Hancock County
Median income: $88,300
FMR (2BR): $919
Hardin County
Median income: $90,100
FMR (2BR): $919
Harrison County
Median income: $114,000
FMR (2BR): $1,368
Henry County
Median income: $86,600
FMR (2BR): $939
Howard County
Median income: $86,700
FMR (2BR): $919
Humboldt County
Median income: $91,400
FMR (2BR): $919
Ida County
Median income: $81,000
FMR (2BR): $919
Iowa County
Median income: $101,700
FMR (2BR): $919
Jackson County
Median income: $93,600
FMR (2BR): $919
Jasper County
Median income: $95,900
FMR (2BR): $1,008
Jefferson County
Median income: $100,500
FMR (2BR): $1,084
Johnson County
Median income: $121,400
FMR (2BR): $1,141
Jones County
Median income: $97,700
FMR (2BR): $919
Keokuk County
Median income: $84,600
FMR (2BR): $919
Kossuth County
Median income: $96,300
FMR (2BR): $919
Lee County
Median income: $84,700
FMR (2BR): $962
Linn County
Median income: $105,300
FMR (2BR): $1,071
Louisa County
Median income: $97,300
FMR (2BR): $919
Lucas County
Median income: $82,900
FMR (2BR): $975
Lyon County
Median income: $96,600
FMR (2BR): $919
Madison County
Median income: $116,400
FMR (2BR): $1,318
Mahaska County
Median income: $93,300
FMR (2BR): $947
Marion County
Median income: $104,700
FMR (2BR): $1,016
Marshall County
Median income: $92,100
FMR (2BR): $959
Mills County
Median income: $114,000
FMR (2BR): $1,368
Mitchell County
Median income: $96,800
FMR (2BR): $919
Monona County
Median income: $89,300
FMR (2BR): $919
Monroe County
Median income: $93,300
FMR (2BR): $919
Montgomery County
Median income: $86,800
FMR (2BR): $919
Muscatine County
Median income: $92,100
FMR (2BR): $1,071
O'Brien County
Median income: $101,300
FMR (2BR): $919
Osceola County
Median income: $91,000
FMR (2BR): $919
Page County
Median income: $84,300
FMR (2BR): $919
Palo Alto County
Median income: $104,100
FMR (2BR): $919
Plymouth County
Median income: $103,300
FMR (2BR): $980
Pocahontas County
Median income: $82,200
FMR (2BR): $919
Polk County
Median income: $116,400
FMR (2BR): $1,318
Pottawattamie County
Median income: $114,000
FMR (2BR): $1,368
Poweshiek County
Median income: $97,000
FMR (2BR): $988
Ringgold County
Median income: $95,500
FMR (2BR): $919
Sac County
Median income: $97,700
FMR (2BR): $919
Scott County
Median income: $97,500
FMR (2BR): $1,143
Shelby County
Median income: $99,300
FMR (2BR): $919
Sioux County
Median income: $109,800
FMR (2BR): $971
Story County
Median income: $122,400
FMR (2BR): $1,153
Tama County
Median income: $87,900
FMR (2BR): $941
Taylor County
Median income: $80,900
FMR (2BR): $919
Union County
Median income: $81,300
FMR (2BR): $919
Van Buren County
Median income: $82,500
FMR (2BR): $919
Wapello County
Median income: $83,000
FMR (2BR): $1,068
Warren County
Median income: $116,400
FMR (2BR): $1,318
Washington County
Median income: $93,800
FMR (2BR): $962
Wayne County
Median income: $85,800
FMR (2BR): $919
Webster County
Median income: $98,400
FMR (2BR): $919
Winnebago County
Median income: $93,600
FMR (2BR): $919
Winneshiek County
Median income: $106,100
FMR (2BR): $919
Woodbury County
Median income: $97,900
FMR (2BR): $1,154
Worth County
Median income: $99,800
FMR (2BR): $919
Wright County
Median income: $85,100
FMR (2BR): $919

Frequently asked questions

How many counties are in Ia?

Ia has 99 counties indexed in the GovCalculator dataset, sourced from HUD, IRS, and BLS public data.

Which county in Ia has the highest median income?

Story County has the highest HUD Area Median Income in Ia at $122,400 per year.

Which county in Ia has the highest Fair Market Rent?

Pottawattamie County has the highest HUD Fair Market Rent (2-bedroom) in Ia at $1,368 per month.

Which county in Ia is most affordable relative to income?

Benton County has the lowest annual rent burden in Ia — approximately 10.1% of median income spent on a 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent. Rent burden is calculated as (12 × FMR 2BR) ÷ Area Median Income.