What percentage of people rent in Cedar Rapids, IA?

Name: Renters and owners in Cedar Rapids, IA, 2020–2024
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31.5% (±1.3 points) of the occupied homes in Cedar Rapids, IA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 18,692 renting households against 40,659 that own their home.

In Cedar Rapids, the share of households that rent went from 30.7% in 2015–2019 to 31.5% in 2020–2024 (+0.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 31.5% (±1.3 points)
Renting households: 18,692 (±862)
Median renter income: $43,137 (±$2,380)

Who rents and who owns in Cedar Rapids

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Cedar Rapids	Linn County	Iowa	United States
Renter-occupied share	31.5% (±1.3 points)	26.5% (±1.0 points)	28.3% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	18,692 (±862)	25,326 (±974)	372,311 (±3,635)	45,017,354
Owning households	40,659 (±794)	70,274 (±876)	943,396 (±5,414)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.0 (±0.1)	2.0 (±0.1)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$43,137 (±$2,380)	$42,870 (±$2,311)	$43,297 (±$758)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$86,217 (±$2,805)	$94,793 (±$2,766)	$91,638 (±$512)	$100,009

In Cedar Rapids, the renter share is higher than in Linn County (26.5%).

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

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

In Linn County, Cedar Rapids ranks 2 of 17 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 151 of 943.

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

How renting in Cedar Rapids 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	30.7% (±1.3 points)	31.5% (±1.3 points)	+0.8 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$767 (±$14)	$967 (±$44)	+26.1%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$58,511 (±$1,678)	$70,424 (±$2,281)	+20.4%	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 Rapids

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Cedar Rapids
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Cedar Rapids	—	31.5% (±1.3 points)	—
Fairfax	5.7 mi	7.6% (±3.4 points)	Lower
Hiawatha	6.4 mi	33.2% (±5.1 points)	Not measurably different
Bertram	7.3 mi	13.2% (±13.0 points)	Lower
Marion	7.3 mi	22.6% (±2.3 points)	Lower
Ely	7.5 mi	18.2% (±6.5 points)	Lower
Robins	7.9 mi	7.5% (±5.7 points)	Lower
Shueyville	8.3 mi	0.7% (±1.7 points)	Lower
Swisher	8.3 mi	17.5% (±6.7 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Fairfax, IA (7.6%), Bertram, IA (13.2%), Marion, IA (22.6%).

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

Households that rent across Linn County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Hiawatha	33.2% (±5.1 points)
2	Cedar Rapids	31.5% (±1.3 points)
3	Marion	22.6% (±2.3 points)
4	Central City	22.2% (±7.4 points)
5	Center Point	22.0% (±9.5 points)
6	Lisbon	19.7% (±6.6 points)
7	Springville	19.3% (±9.3 points)
8	Walker	18.7% (±8.8 points)

Showing 8 of 17 places in Linn 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 Cedar Rapids

How many renters are there in Cedar Rapids?

Cedar Rapids has an estimated 18,692 (±862) renting households, 31.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Cedar Rapids?

In Cedar Rapids, the share of households that rent went from 30.7% in 2015–2019 to 31.5% in 2020–2024 (+0.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Cedar Rapids?

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

How much do renters earn in Cedar Rapids?

The median renting household in Cedar Rapids, IA has an income of $43,137 (±$2,380) a year, against $86,217 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 Rapids city, Iowa (place:12000, 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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