What percentage of people rent in Ankeny, IA?

Name: Renters and owners in Ankeny, IA, 2020–2024
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28.7% (±2.6 points) of the occupied homes in Ankeny, IA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 8,126 renting households against 20,235 that own their home.

In Ankeny, the share of households that rent went from 26.2% in 2015–2019 to 28.7% in 2020–2024 (+2.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 28.7% (±2.6 points)
Renting households: 8,126 (±759)
Median renter income: $64,607 (±$5,957)

Who rents and who owns in Ankeny

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Ankeny	Polk County	Iowa	United States
Renter-occupied share	28.7% (±2.6 points)	32.6% (±0.8 points)	28.3% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	8,126 (±759)	67,049 (±1,779)	372,311 (±3,635)	45,017,354
Owning households	20,235 (±926)	138,309 (±1,741)	943,396 (±5,414)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.0 (±0.1)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.7 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$64,607 (±$5,957)	$49,375 (±$1,747)	$43,297 (±$758)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$131,277 (±$7,609)	$106,164 (±$1,963)	$91,638 (±$512)	$100,009

In Ankeny, the renter share is lower than in Polk County (32.6%).

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

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

In Polk County, Ankeny ranks 6 of 17 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 208 of 943.

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

How renting in Ankeny 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	26.2% (±2.3 points)	28.7% (±2.6 points)	+2.5 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,073 (±$59)	$1,319 (±$72)	+22.9%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$86,486 (±$4,002)	$108,198 (±$7,800)	+25.1%	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 Ankeny

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Ankeny
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Ankeny	—	28.7% (±2.6 points)	—
Saylorville	3.7 mi	6.3% (±6.1 points)	Lower
Alleman	5.9 mi	0.0% (±13.6 points)	Lower
Elkhart	6.0 mi	18.9% (±8.9 points)	Lower
Johnston	6.9 mi	29.2% (±3.4 points)	Not measurably different
Polk City	7.2 mi	10.9% (±6.3 points)	Lower
Bondurant	8.0 mi	9.0% (±4.2 points)	Lower
Altoona	8.3 mi	31.3% (±3.8 points)	Not measurably different
Pleasant Hill	10 mi	21.6% (±5.2 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Saylorville, IA (6.3%), Alleman, IA (0.0%), Elkhart, IA (18.9%).

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

Households that rent across Polk County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	West Des Moines	42.6% (±2.3 points)
2	Des Moines	39.5% (±1.1 points)
3	Altoona	31.3% (±3.8 points)
4	Johnston	29.2% (±3.4 points)
5	Grimes	29.1% (±5.6 points)
6	Ankeny	28.7% (±2.6 points)
7	Clive	24.6% (±3.4 points)
8	Urbandale	21.9% (±2.5 points)
9 (tie)	Mitchellville	21.6% (±6.7 points)
9 (tie)	Pleasant Hill	21.6% (±5.2 points)
11	Windsor Heights	21.3% (±8.7 points)
12	Elkhart	18.9% (±8.9 points)

Showing 12 of 17 places in Polk County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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 Ankeny

How many renters are there in Ankeny?

Ankeny has an estimated 8,126 (±759) renting households, 28.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Ankeny?

In Ankeny, the share of households that rent went from 26.2% in 2015–2019 to 28.7% in 2020–2024 (+2.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Ankeny?

A renting household in Ankeny has 2.0 people on average, against 2.7 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Ankeny?

The median renting household in Ankeny, IA has an income of $64,607 (±$5,957) a year, against $131,277 for households that own their 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 Ankeny city, Iowa (place:02305, 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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