What percentage of people rent in Fonda, IA?

Name: Renters and owners in Fonda, IA, 2020–2024
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31.5% (±11.4 points) of the occupied homes in Fonda, IA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 78 renting households against 170 that own their home.

In Fonda, the share of households that rent went from 24.7% in 2015–2019 to 31.5% in 2020–2024 (+6.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 31.5% (±11.4 points)
Renting households: 78 (±38)
Median renter income: $45,385 (±$33,451)

Who rents and who owns in Fonda

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Fonda	Pocahontas County	Iowa	United States
Renter-occupied share	31.5% (±11.4 points)	22.7% (±3.5 points)	28.3% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	78 (±38)	682 (±117)	372,311 (±3,635)	45,017,354
Owning households	170 (±34)	2,318 (±113)	943,396 (±5,414)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.0 (±0.7)	2.0 (±0.2)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.4)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$45,385 (±$33,451)	$47,267 (±$9,186)	$43,297 (±$758)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$73,929 (±$20,714)	$66,727 (±$6,701)	$91,638 (±$512)	$100,009

In Fonda, the renter share is not measurably different from Pocahontas County (22.7%).

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

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

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

Statewide, it ranks 152 of 943.

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

How renting in Fonda 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	24.7% (±12.9 points)	31.5% (±11.4 points)	+6.8 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$549 (±$401)	$546 (±$346)	−0.5%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$54,375 (±$20,021)	$54,853 (±$11,629)	+0.9%	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 Fonda

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Fonda
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Fonda	—	31.5% (±11.4 points)	—
Varina	5.9 mi	0.0% (±67.2 points)	Not measurably different
Newell	8.3 mi	27.5% (±11.7 points)	Not measurably different
Pomeroy	8.8 mi	15.5% (±8.8 points)	Lower
Jolley	9.6 mi	0.0% (±86.7 points)	Not measurably different
Lytton	11 mi	22.4% (±13.9 points)	Not measurably different
Palmer	13 mi	11.4% (±13.1 points)	Lower
Nemaha	13 mi	37.5% (±27.2 points)	Not measurably different
Sac City	13 mi	34.4% (±8.0 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Pomeroy, IA (15.5%), Palmer, IA (11.4%).

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

Households that rent across Pocahontas County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Fonda	31.5% (±11.4 points)
2	Havelock	29.6% (±18.1 points)
3	Laurens	23.2% (±7.9 points)
4	Pocahontas	22.0% (±7.1 points)
5	Plover	17.9% (±25.2 points)
6	Rolfe	16.2% (±8.6 points)
7	Palmer	11.4% (±13.1 points)

Showing 7 of 8 places in Pocahontas 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 Fonda

How many renters are there in Fonda?

Fonda has an estimated 78 (±38) renting households, 31.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Fonda?

In Fonda, the share of households that rent went from 24.7% in 2015–2019 to 31.5% in 2020–2024 (+6.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Fonda?

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

How much do renters earn in Fonda?

The median renting household in Fonda, IA has an income of $45,385 (±$33,451) a year, against $73,929 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 Fonda city, Iowa (place:28245, 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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