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

Name: Rent burden in Avoca, IA, 2020–2024
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50.5% (±17.9 points) of renting households in Avoca, IA spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

42.9% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 30.3% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 50.5% (±17.9 points)
Paying 35% or more: 42.9% (±16.5 points)
Median share of income: 30.3% (±15.5 points)

Rent as a share of income in Avoca

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Avoca	Pottawattamie County	Iowa	United States
Less than 15%	11.9% (±9.5 points)	17.8%	17.1%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	17.6% (±12.0 points)	14.5%	14.6%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	17.1% (±13.2 points)	12.1%	12.8%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	2.9% (±3.1 points)	10.8%	11.6%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	7.6% (±6.9 points)	11.2%	8.7%	9.2%
35% or more	42.9% (±16.5 points)	33.6%	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.

Avoca against Pottawattamie County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Avoca	Pottawattamie County	Iowa	United States
Paying 30% or more	50.5% (±17.9 points)	44.8% (±4.0 points)	43.9% (±0.8 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	42.9% (±16.5 points)	33.6% (±3.1 points)	35.2% (±0.6 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	30.3% (±15.5 points)	27.6% (±1.6 points)	27.4% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$40,294 (±$19,381)	$42,408 (±$3,093)	$43,297 (±$758)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$850 (±$64)	$1,018 (±$33)	$972 (±$6)	$1,413

In Avoca, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Pottawattamie County (44.8%).

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

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

In Pottawattamie County, Avoca ranks 2 of 14 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 212 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 Avoca

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Avoca
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Avoca	—	50.5% (±17.9 points)	—
Shelby	6.0 mi	69.9% (±26.2 points)	Not measurably different
Walnut	6.1 mi	41.2% (±24.4 points)	Not measurably different
Hancock	6.2 mi	21.4% (±80.4 points)	Not measurably different
Tennant	9.5 mi	0.0% (±141.4 points)	Not measurably different
Minden	11 mi	17.6% (±18.3 points)	Lower
Harlan	12 mi	52.1% (±18.4 points)	Not measurably different
Marne	12 mi	37.5% (±101.9 points)	Not measurably different
Oakland	12 mi	35.2% (±17.9 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Minden, IA (17.6%).

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 Pottawattamie County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Carter Lake	77.6% (±46.1 points)
2	Avoca	50.5% (±17.9 points)
3	Council Bluffs	45.3% (±4.5 points)
4	Walnut	41.2% (±24.4 points)
5	Neola	37.6% (±29.6 points)
6	Underwood	37.5% (±25.7 points)
7	Carson	36.2% (±44.3 points)
8	Oakland	35.2% (±17.9 points)

Showing 8 of 14 places in Pottawattamie County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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 Avoca

Are renters in Avoca rent-burdened?

50.5% of renting households in Avoca 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 Avoca spend on rent?

The median renting household in Avoca, IA spends 30.3% (±15.5 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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