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Census ZIP area · Census 2020–2024

Median rent and rent burden in ZIP area 54021

Median monthly gross rent
$1,202
± $178 margin
Rent burden · 30% or more
51.1%
± 15.6 percentage points
Severe burden · 50% or more
10.7%
± 6.9 percentage points

Burden figures cover an estimated 784 renter households with a computed rent-to-income ratio.

How much income would keep this rent at 30%?

The area’s median gross rent would equal 30% of an annual household income of $48,080. The calculation multiplies monthly rent by 12 and divides by 0.30.

Compare nearby ZIP areas

Among the published ZIP areas within 35 miles, the closest one with a lower, non-overlapping rent range was ZIP area 54015, 20.5 miles away. Its estimated median gross rent was $248 lower per month. That difference compares survey estimates for the same period.

Nearby survey estimates
AreaMiles awayMedian gross rent ± marginRent burdenSevere burden
ZIP area 550337.6$1,173 ± $6443.4%24.3%
ZIP area 540229.1$1,109 ± $12132.9%15.6%
ZIP area 5401111.9$1,064 ± $13433.7%18.1%
ZIP area 5401520.5$954 ± $4752.6%12.6%

Compare with broader areas

Same-period Census estimates
AreaMedian gross rent ± marginRent burdenSevere burden
ZIP area 54021$1,202 ± $17851.1%10.7%
United States$1,413 ± $251.1%25.9%

Data and definitions

How to read the estimates

The Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey five-year release provides these survey estimates. America.co matched Census rent tables by geography ID and used the Gazetteer’s representative points to calculate straight-line distance.

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