How many renters in Ackley, IA pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

Name: Rent burden in Ackley, IA, 2020–2024
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48.7% (±21.5 points) of renting households in Ackley, IA spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

38.0% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 29.3% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 48.7% (±21.5 points)
Paying 35% or more: 38.0% (±18.9 points)
Median share of income: 29.3% (±9.9 points)

Rent as a share of income in Ackley

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Ackley	Hardin County	Iowa	United States
Less than 15%	24.8% (±20.0 points)	21.7%	17.1%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	2.5% (±4.4 points)	13.2%	14.6%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	14.9% (±14.5 points)	11.8%	12.8%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	9.1% (±8.4 points)	11.8%	11.6%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	10.7% (±10.2 points)	7.6%	8.7%	9.2%
35% or more	38.0% (±18.9 points)	33.9%	35.2%	41.9%

Households whose income could not be measured against their rent (for example, those reporting no income) are left out of these shares, as the Census Bureau leaves them out.

Ackley against Hardin County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Ackley	Hardin County	Iowa	United States
Paying 30% or more	48.7% (±21.5 points)	41.5% (±8.2 points)	43.9% (±0.8 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	38.0% (±18.9 points)	33.9% (±6.7 points)	35.2% (±0.6 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	29.3% (±9.9 points)	26.4% (±3.2 points)	27.4% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$38,088 (±$11,201)	$40,250 (±$7,378)	$43,297 (±$758)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$669 (±$119)	$795 (±$42)	$972 (±$6)	$1,413

In Ackley, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Hardin County (41.5%).

It is not measurably different from Iowa (43.9%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (51.1%).

In Hardin County, Ackley ranks 5 of 11 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 251 of 895.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

Renters paying 30% or more of income in places near Ackley

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Ackley
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Ackley	—	48.7% (±21.5 points)	—
Aplington	8.8 mi	22.8% (±16.9 points)	Not measurably different
Geneva	9.4 mi	63.6% (±87.9 points)	Not measurably different
Steamboat Rock	9.9 mi	74.1% (±56.3 points)	Not measurably different
Wellsburg	10 mi	33.3% (±26.5 points)	Not measurably different
Iowa Falls	11 mi	50.0% (±14.6 points)	Not measurably different
Eldora	13 mi	28.5% (±15.3 points)	Not measurably different
Parkersburg	14 mi	21.8% (±22.2 points)	Not measurably different
Dumont	14 mi	95.5% (±42.6 points)	Not measurably different

None of the nearby places differs measurably from this one on this figure.

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Renters paying 30% or more of income across Hardin County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Buckeye	100.0% (±116.3 points)
2	New Providence	78.6% (±76.0 points)
3	Steamboat Rock	74.1% (±56.3 points)
4	Iowa Falls	50.0% (±14.6 points)
5	Ackley	48.7% (±21.5 points)
6	Union	30.8% (±29.9 points)
7	Eldora	28.5% (±15.3 points)
8	Hubbard	24.2% (±48.8 points)
9	Alden	18.8% (±25.0 points)
10	Radcliffe	16.7% (±15.3 points)
11	Whitten	0.0% (±130.1 points)

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Ackley

Are renters in Ackley rent-burdened?

48.7% of renting households in Ackley pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What share of income do renters in Ackley spend on rent?

The median renting household in Ackley, IA spends 29.3% (±9.9 points) of its household income on gross rent.

Sources

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DP04_0136E, DP04_0136M, DP04_0137PE, DP04_0137PM, DP04_0138PE, DP04_0138PM, DP04_0139PE, DP04_0139PM, DP04_0140PE, DP04_0140PM, DP04_0141PE, DP04_0141PM, DP04_0142PE, DP04_0142PM, B25071_001E, B25071_001M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M

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