What percentage of people rent in Corydon, IA?

Name: Renters and owners in Corydon, IA, 2020–2024
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32.8% (±6.3 points) of the occupied homes in Corydon, IA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 224 renting households against 459 that own their home.

In Corydon, the share of households that rent went from 27.2% in 2015–2019 to 32.8% in 2020–2024 (+5.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 32.8% (±6.3 points)
Renting households: 224 (±54)
Median renter income: $35,568 (±$6,825)

Who rents and who owns in Corydon

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Corydon	Wayne County	Iowa	United States
Renter-occupied share	32.8% (±6.3 points)	19.1% (±2.7 points)	28.3% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	224 (±54)	490 (±75)	372,311 (±3,635)	45,017,354
Owning households	459 (±59)	2,075 (±88)	943,396 (±5,414)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.3 (±0.4)	2.5 (±0.3)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.2 (±0.2)	2.5 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$35,568 (±$6,825)	$37,500 (±$6,679)	$43,297 (±$758)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$68,221 (±$6,871)	$72,298 (±$4,760)	$91,638 (±$512)	$100,009

In Corydon, the renter share is higher than in Wayne County (19.1%).

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

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

In Wayne County, Corydon ranks 1 of 8 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 122 of 943.

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

How renting in Corydon 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	27.2% (±5.9 points)	32.8% (±6.3 points)	+5.6 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$613 (±$41)	$776 (±$146)	+26.6%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$48,229 (±$9,083)	$51,250 (±$11,209)	+6.3%	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 Corydon

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Corydon
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Corydon	—	32.8% (±6.3 points)	—
Allerton	4.3 mi	26.5% (±14.4 points)	Not measurably different
Millerton	6.4 mi	0.0% (±63.1 points)	Not measurably different
Promise City	8.9 mi	25.6% (±18.6 points)	Not measurably different
Clio	11 mi	21.7% (±31.2 points)	Not measurably different
Seymour	12 mi	25.0% (±9.1 points)	Not measurably different
Humeston	12 mi	27.8% (±10.1 points)	Not measurably different
Derby	14 mi	2.6% (±7.6 points)	Lower
Plano	14 mi	14.3% (±21.2 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Derby, IA (2.6%).

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

Households that rent across Wayne County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Corydon	32.8% (±6.3 points)
2	Humeston	27.8% (±10.1 points)
3	Allerton	26.5% (±14.4 points)
4	Promise City	25.6% (±18.6 points)
5	Seymour	25.0% (±9.1 points)
6	Clio	21.7% (±31.2 points)
7	Lineville	13.9% (±7.7 points)

Showing 7 of 8 places in Wayne 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 Corydon

How many renters are there in Corydon?

Corydon has an estimated 224 (±54) renting households, 32.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Corydon?

In Corydon, the share of households that rent went from 27.2% in 2015–2019 to 32.8% in 2020–2024 (+5.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Corydon?

A renting household in Corydon has 2.3 people on average, against 2.2 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Corydon?

The median renting household in Corydon, IA has an income of $35,568 (±$6,825) a year, against $68,221 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 Corydon city, Iowa (place:16635, 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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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.