What percentage of people rent in Bancroft, IA?

Name: Renters and owners in Bancroft, IA, 2020–2024
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24.5% (±7.5 points) of the occupied homes in Bancroft, IA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 69 renting households against 213 that own their home.

In Bancroft, the share of households that rent went from 33.2% in 2015–2019 to 24.5% in 2020–2024 (−8.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 24.5% (±7.5 points)
Renting households: 69 (±23)
Median renter income: $36,250 (±$9,504)

Who rents and who owns in Bancroft

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Bancroft	Kossuth County	Iowa	United States
Renter-occupied share	24.5% (±7.5 points)	21.4% (±3.0 points)	28.3% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	69 (±23)	1,399 (±203)	372,311 (±3,635)	45,017,354
Owning households	213 (±43)	5,144 (±211)	943,396 (±5,414)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.8 (±0.4)	2.0 (±0.2)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.2 (±0.3)	2.2 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$36,250 (±$9,504)	$44,710 (±$7,519)	$43,297 (±$758)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$73,295 (±$21,223)	$76,327 (±$5,675)	$91,638 (±$512)	$100,009

In Bancroft, the renter share is not measurably different from Kossuth County (21.4%).

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

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

In Kossuth County, Bancroft ranks 3 of 12 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 315 of 943.

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

How renting in Bancroft 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	33.2% (±8.2 points)	24.5% (±7.5 points)	−8.7 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$535 (±$59)	$725 (±$282)	+35.5%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$42,083 (±$7,083)	$60,000 (±$16,548)	+42.6%	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 Bancroft

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Bancroft
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Bancroft	—	24.5% (±7.5 points)	—
Burt	6.5 mi	10.8% (±6.1 points)	Lower
Lone Rock	7.4 mi	7.8% (±9.6 points)	Lower
Swea City	7.8 mi	30.5% (±9.5 points)	Not measurably different
Lakota	8.5 mi	22.8% (±16.0 points)	Not measurably different
Ledyard	9.2 mi	10.8% (±11.8 points)	Not measurably different
Titonka	9.7 mi	7.7% (±4.6 points)	Lower
Fenton	12 mi	9.0% (±6.4 points)	Lower
Algona	15 mi	31.1% (±6.6 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Burt, IA (10.8%), Lone Rock, IA (7.8%), Titonka, IA (7.7%).

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

Households that rent across Kossuth County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Algona	31.1% (±6.6 points)
2	Swea City	30.5% (±9.5 points)
3	Bancroft	24.5% (±7.5 points)
4	Lakota	22.8% (±16.0 points)
5	Lu Verne	22.2% (±13.9 points)
6	Whittemore	13.3% (±7.6 points)
7	Wesley	11.2% (±7.6 points)
8 (tie)	Burt	10.8% (±6.1 points)
8 (tie)	Ledyard	10.8% (±11.8 points)

Showing 9 of 12 places in Kossuth 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 Bancroft

How many renters are there in Bancroft?

Bancroft has an estimated 69 (±23) renting households, 24.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Bancroft?

In Bancroft, the share of households that rent went from 33.2% in 2015–2019 to 24.5% in 2020–2024 (−8.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Bancroft?

A renting household in Bancroft has 1.8 people on average, against 2.2 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Bancroft?

The median renting household in Bancroft, IA has an income of $36,250 (±$9,504) a year, against $73,295 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 Bancroft city, Iowa (place:04420, 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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