What percentage of people rent in Cedar Falls, IA?

Name: Renters and owners in Cedar Falls, IA, 2020–2024
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36.0% (±2.5 points) of the occupied homes in Cedar Falls, IA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 5,733 renting households against 10,175 that own their home.

In Cedar Falls, the share of households that rent went from 37.0% in 2015–2019 to 36.0% in 2020–2024 (−1.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 36.0% (±2.5 points)
Renting households: 5,733 (±475)
Median renter income: $44,651 (±$6,434)

Who rents and who owns in Cedar Falls

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Cedar Falls	Black Hawk County	Iowa	United States
Renter-occupied share	36.0% (±2.5 points)	33.8% (±1.3 points)	28.3% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	5,733 (±475)	18,424 (±792)	372,311 (±3,635)	45,017,354
Owning households	10,175 (±425)	36,139 (±715)	943,396 (±5,414)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.1 (±0.1)	2.2 (±0.1)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.1)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$44,651 (±$6,434)	$40,390 (±$1,998)	$43,297 (±$758)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$105,931 (±$4,876)	$83,817 (±$3,128)	$91,638 (±$512)	$100,009

In Cedar Falls, the renter share is not measurably different from Black Hawk County (33.8%).

It is also higher than in Iowa (28.3%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (34.8%).

In Black Hawk County, Cedar Falls ranks 3 of 9 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 75 of 943.

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

How renting in Cedar Falls 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	37.0% (±2.4 points)	36.0% (±2.5 points)	−1.0 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$875 (±$30)	$1,203 (±$52)	+37.5%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$61,420 (±$4,007)	$76,987 (±$5,036)	+25.3%	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 Cedar Falls

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Cedar Falls
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Cedar Falls	—	36.0% (±2.5 points)	—
Waterloo	5.5 mi	37.9% (±2.0 points)	Not measurably different
Hudson	5.8 mi	9.9% (±4.3 points)	Lower
Janesville	8.8 mi	8.6% (±4.4 points)	Lower
New Hartford	9.2 mi	15.9% (±8.1 points)	Lower
Dike	9.5 mi	11.4% (±4.6 points)	Lower
Evansdale	10 mi	39.2% (±8.9 points)	Not measurably different
Elk Run Heights	11 mi	6.8% (±5.1 points)	Lower
Raymond	12 mi	6.5% (±5.1 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Hudson, IA (9.9%), Janesville, IA (8.6%), New Hartford, IA (15.9%).

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

Households that rent across Black Hawk County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Evansdale	39.2% (±8.9 points)
2	Waterloo	37.9% (±2.0 points)
3	Cedar Falls	36.0% (±2.5 points)
4	La Porte City	22.1% (±7.9 points)
5	Dunkerton	15.4% (±9.1 points)
6	Gilbertville	13.6% (±6.0 points)
7	Hudson	9.9% (±4.3 points)
8	Elk Run Heights	6.8% (±5.1 points)
9	Raymond	6.5% (±5.1 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 Cedar Falls

How many renters are there in Cedar Falls?

Cedar Falls has an estimated 5,733 (±475) renting households, 36.0% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Cedar Falls?

In Cedar Falls, the share of households that rent went from 37.0% in 2015–2019 to 36.0% in 2020–2024 (−1.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Cedar Falls?

A renting household in Cedar Falls has 2.1 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Cedar Falls?

The median renting household in Cedar Falls, IA has an income of $44,651 (±$6,434) a year, against $105,931 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 Cedar Falls city, Iowa (place:11755, 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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