What percentage of people rent in Albia, IA?

Name: Renters and owners in Albia, IA, 2020–2024
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26.6% (±7.6 points) of the occupied homes in Albia, IA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 415 renting households against 1,143 that own their home.

In Albia, the share of households that rent went from 30.8% in 2015–2019 to 26.6% in 2020–2024 (−4.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 26.6% (±7.6 points)
Renting households: 415 (±133)

Who rents and who owns in Albia

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Albia	Monroe County	Iowa	United States
Renter-occupied share	26.6% (±7.6 points)	18.7% (±4.4 points)	28.3% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	415 (±133)	578 (±147)	372,311 (±3,635)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,143 (±143)	2,511 (±150)	943,396 (±5,414)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.0 (±0.5)	2.0 (±0.4)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.3)	2.5 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$52,188 (±$24,653)	$43,297 (±$758)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$81,375 (±$16,370)	$84,330 (±$13,314)	$91,638 (±$512)	$100,009

In Albia, the renter share is not measurably different from Monroe County (18.7%).

It is not measurably different from Iowa (28.3%).

It is lower than the national figure (34.8%).

In Monroe County, Albia ranks 1 of 3 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 252 of 943.

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

How renting in Albia has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	30.8% (±6.9 points)	26.6% (±7.6 points)	−4.2 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$543 (±$89)	$915 (±$246)	+68.5%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$46,332 (±$8,967)	$70,455 (±$16,333)	+52.1%	No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Albia

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Albia
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Albia	—	26.6% (±7.6 points)	—
Lovilia	9.2 mi	20.2% (±11.5 points)	Not measurably different
Moravia	9.4 mi	26.2% (±8.5 points)	Not measurably different
Blakesburg	9.9 mi	30.5% (±15.9 points)	Not measurably different
Hamilton	11 mi	20.0% (±20.7 points)	Not measurably different
Eddyville	13 mi	20.0% (±7.9 points)	Not measurably different
Bussey	13 mi	17.6% (±10.2 points)	Not measurably different
Marysville	13 mi	15.4% (±22.9 points)	Not measurably different
Melrose	13 mi	4.1% (±6.0 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Melrose, IA (4.1%).

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

Households that rent across Monroe County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Albia	26.6% (±7.6 points)
2	Lovilia	20.2% (±11.5 points)
3	Melrose	4.1% (±6.0 points)

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Albia

How many renters are there in Albia?

Albia has an estimated 415 (±133) renting households, 26.6% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Albia?

In Albia, the share of households that rent went from 30.8% in 2015–2019 to 26.6% in 2020–2024 (−4.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Albia?

A renting household in Albia has 2.0 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Albia city, Iowa (place:00910, in state:19).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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