What percentage of people rent in Dow City, IA?

Name: Renters and owners in Dow City, IA, 2020–2024
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35.4% (±14.4 points) of the occupied homes in Dow City, IA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 73 renting households against 133 that own their home.

In Dow City, the share of households that rent went from 38.9% in 2015–2019 to 35.4% in 2020–2024 (−3.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 35.4% (±14.4 points)
Renting households: 73 (±37)
Median renter income: $45,375 (±$21,504)

Who rents and who owns in Dow City

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Dow City	Crawford County	Iowa	United States
Renter-occupied share	35.4% (±14.4 points)	24.0% (±3.2 points)	28.3% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	73 (±37)	1,521 (±214)	372,311 (±3,635)	45,017,354
Owning households	133 (±37)	4,810 (±212)	943,396 (±5,414)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.2 (±0.8)	2.2 (±0.2)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.2 (±0.5)	2.6 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$45,375 (±$21,504)	$43,481 (±$5,198)	$43,297 (±$758)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$49,922 (±$20,243)	$78,145 (±$11,915)	$91,638 (±$512)	$100,009

In Dow City, the renter share is not measurably different from Crawford County (24.0%).

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

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

In Crawford County, Dow City ranks 4 of 13 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 87 of 943.

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

How renting in Dow City 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	38.9% (±11.3 points)	35.4% (±14.4 points)	−3.5 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$568 (±$66)	$747 (±$43)	+31.5%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$33,500 (±$11,768)	$48,421 (±$5,622)	+44.5%	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 Dow City

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Dow City
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Dow City	—	35.4% (±14.4 points)	—
Arion	2.2 mi	42.9% (±23.7 points)	Not measurably different
Buck Grove	5.1 mi	0.0% (±72.1 points)	Not measurably different
Dunlap	7.6 mi	32.8% (±9.2 points)	Not measurably different
Denison	9.5 mi	28.7% (±5.9 points)	Not measurably different
Defiance	11 mi	10.1% (±8.8 points)	Lower
Charter Oak	11 mi	36.3% (±14.4 points)	Not measurably different
Earling	11 mi	23.9% (±10.1 points)	Not measurably different
Manilla	14 mi	13.2% (±7.9 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Defiance, IA (10.1%), Manilla, IA (13.2%).

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

Households that rent across Crawford County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Ricketts	45.7% (±25.1 points)
2	Arion	42.9% (±23.7 points)
3	Charter Oak	36.3% (±14.4 points)
4	Dow City	35.4% (±14.4 points)
5	Denison	28.7% (±5.9 points)
6	Schleswig	23.0% (±16.9 points)
7	Kiron	22.9% (±13.5 points)
8	Aspinwall	14.3% (±21.5 points)
9	Manilla	13.2% (±7.9 points)
10	Westside	11.4% (±8.2 points)

Showing 10 of 13 places in Crawford 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 Dow City

How many renters are there in Dow City?

Dow City has an estimated 73 (±37) renting households, 35.4% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Dow City?

In Dow City, the share of households that rent went from 38.9% in 2015–2019 to 35.4% in 2020–2024 (−3.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Dow City?

A renting household in Dow City has 2.2 people on average, against 2.2 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Dow City?

The median renting household in Dow City, IA has an income of $45,375 (±$21,504) a year, against $49,922 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 Dow City city, Iowa (place:22215, 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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