How many renters in Dunlap, IA pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

Name: Rent burden in Dunlap, IA, 2020–2024
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59.7% (±18.1 points) of renting households in Dunlap, IA spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

58.1% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 36.4% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 59.7% (±18.1 points)
Paying 35% or more: 58.1% (±17.9 points)
Median share of income: 36.4% (±7.1 points)

Rent as a share of income in Dunlap

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Dunlap	Harrison County	Iowa	United States
Less than 15%	11.8% (±9.1 points)	27.1%	17.1%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	0.0% (±12.6 points)	16.2%	14.6%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	10.2% (±8.3 points)	13.1%	12.8%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	18.3% (±13.1 points)	12.0%	11.6%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	1.6% (±2.7 points)	6.6%	8.7%	9.2%
35% or more	58.1% (±17.9 points)	25.0%	35.2%	41.9%

Households whose income could not be measured against their rent (for example, those reporting no income) are left out of these shares, as the Census Bureau leaves them out.

Dunlap against Harrison County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Dunlap	Harrison County	Iowa	United States
Paying 30% or more	59.7% (±18.1 points)	31.6% (±6.8 points)	43.9% (±0.8 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	58.1% (±17.9 points)	25.0% (±6.2 points)	35.2% (±0.6 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	36.4% (±7.1 points)	22.6% (±2.6 points)	27.4% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$31,288 (±$6,650)	$44,028 (±$6,489)	$43,297 (±$758)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$918 (±$75)	$849 (±$34)	$972 (±$6)	$1,413

In Dunlap, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is higher than in Harrison County (31.6%).

It is not measurably different from Iowa (43.9%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (51.1%).

In Harrison County, Dunlap ranks 2 of 10 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 141 of 895.

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

Renters paying 30% or more of income in places near Dunlap

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Dunlap
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Dunlap	—	59.7% (±18.1 points)	—
Dow City	7.6 mi	22.5% (±37.6 points)	Not measurably different
Arion	9.8 mi	28.6% (±68.8 points)	Not measurably different
Woodbine	9.8 mi	44.3% (±14.9 points)	Not measurably different
Earling	11 mi	42.3% (±44.8 points)	Not measurably different
Panama	11 mi	96.0% (±58.2 points)	Not measurably different
Soldier	13 mi	14.3% (±72.9 points)	Not measurably different
Defiance	14 mi	41.7% (±87.9 points)	Not measurably different
Moorhead	14 mi	53.3% (±65.4 points)	Not measurably different

None of the nearby places differs measurably from this one on this figure.

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

Renters paying 30% or more of income across Harrison County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Little Sioux	100.0% (±141.4 points)
2	Dunlap	59.7% (±18.1 points)
3	Mondamin	51.3% (±28.2 points)
4	Logan	50.9% (±23.8 points)
5	Woodbine	44.3% (±14.9 points)
6	Pisgah	26.7% (±31.4 points)
7	Missouri Valley	23.8% (±9.8 points)
8 (tie)	Modale	20.0% (±75.3 points)

Showing 8 of 10 places in Harrison County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Dunlap

Are renters in Dunlap rent-burdened?

59.7% of renting households in Dunlap pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What share of income do renters in Dunlap spend on rent?

The median renting household in Dunlap, IA spends 36.4% (±7.1 points) of its household income on gross rent.

Sources

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DP04_0136E, DP04_0136M, DP04_0137PE, DP04_0137PM, DP04_0138PE, DP04_0138PM, DP04_0139PE, DP04_0139PM, DP04_0140PE, DP04_0140PM, DP04_0141PE, DP04_0141PM, DP04_0142PE, DP04_0142PM, B25071_001E, B25071_001M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M

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