What percentage of people rent in Dallas Center, IA?

Name: Renters and owners in Dallas Center, IA, 2020–2024
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16.7% (±4.8 points) of the occupied homes in Dallas Center, IA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 143 renting households against 713 that own their home.

In Dallas Center, the share of households that rent went from 25.2% in 2015–2019 to 16.7% in 2020–2024 (−8.5 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 16.7% (±4.8 points)
Renting households: 143 (±43)
Median renter income: $50,313 (±$45,096)

Who rents and who owns in Dallas Center

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Dallas Center	Dallas County	Iowa	United States
Renter-occupied share	16.7% (±4.8 points)	31.0% (±1.5 points)	28.3% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	143 (±43)	13,145 (±685)	372,311 (±3,635)	45,017,354
Owning households	713 (±76)	29,326 (±717)	943,396 (±5,414)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.8 (±0.4)	2.0 (±0.1)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.6 (±0.2)	2.8 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$50,313 (±$45,096)	$66,859 (±$5,026)	$43,297 (±$758)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$102,438 (±$16,410)	$130,578 (±$6,182)	$91,638 (±$512)	$100,009

In Dallas Center, the renter share is lower than in Dallas County (31.0%).

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

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

In Dallas County, Dallas Center ranks 10 of 14 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 581 of 943.

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

How renting in Dallas Center 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	25.2% (±6.0 points)	16.7% (±4.8 points)	−8.5 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$718 (±$187)	$1,120 (±$193)	+56.0%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$66,875 (±$5,635)	$95,854 (±$7,220)	+43.3%	Up 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 Dallas Center

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Dallas Center
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Dallas Center	—	16.7% (±4.8 points)	—
Adel	5.5 mi	34.8% (±7.5 points)	Higher
Minburn	5.6 mi	20.6% (±11.4 points)	Not measurably different
Waukee	8.3 mi	33.5% (±3.5 points)	Higher
Grimes	9.2 mi	29.1% (±5.6 points)	Higher
Granger	9.8 mi	19.2% (±5.6 points)	Not measurably different
De Soto	10 mi	15.2% (±8.1 points)	Not measurably different
Clive	11 mi	24.6% (±3.4 points)	Higher
Urbandale	11 mi	21.9% (±2.5 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Adel, IA (34.8%), Waukee, IA (33.5%), Grimes, IA (29.1%).

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

Households that rent across Dallas County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
4	Adel	34.8% (±7.5 points)
5	Waukee	33.5% (±3.5 points)
6	Woodward	22.5% (±9.1 points)
7	Minburn	20.6% (±11.4 points)
8	Granger	19.2% (±5.6 points)
9	Dexter	17.6% (±7.5 points)
10	Dallas Center	16.7% (±4.8 points)
11	Redfield	16.2% (±8.3 points)
12	De Soto	15.2% (±8.1 points)
13	Dawson	9.3% (±9.9 points)
14	Van Meter	7.4% (±4.4 points)

Showing 11 of 14 places in Dallas 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 Dallas Center

How many renters are there in Dallas Center?

Dallas Center has an estimated 143 (±43) renting households, 16.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Dallas Center?

In Dallas Center, the share of households that rent went from 25.2% in 2015–2019 to 16.7% in 2020–2024 (−8.5 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Dallas Center?

A renting household in Dallas Center has 1.8 people on average, against 2.6 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Dallas Center?

The median renting household in Dallas Center, IA has an income of $50,313 (±$45,096) a year, against $102,438 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 Dallas Center city, Iowa (place:18255, 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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