What percentage of people rent in Fort Madison, IA?

Name: Renters and owners in Fort Madison, IA, 2020–2024
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27.6% (±4.6 points) of the occupied homes in Fort Madison, IA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,254 renting households against 3,294 that own their home.

In Fort Madison, the share of households that rent went from 27.1% in 2015–2019 to 27.6% in 2020–2024 (+0.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 27.6% (±4.6 points)
Renting households: 1,254 (±218)
Median renter income: $30,420 (±$5,451)

Who rents and who owns in Fort Madison

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Fort Madison	Lee County	Iowa	United States
Renter-occupied share	27.6% (±4.6 points)	23.7% (±2.2 points)	28.3% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,254 (±218)	3,389 (±321)	372,311 (±3,635)	45,017,354
Owning households	3,294 (±261)	10,934 (±351)	943,396 (±5,414)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.7 (±0.3)	2.0 (±0.1)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.2 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$30,420 (±$5,451)	$30,916 (±$2,548)	$43,297 (±$758)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$63,659 (±$5,758)	$73,823 (±$4,081)	$91,638 (±$512)	$100,009

In Fort Madison, the renter share is not measurably different from Lee County (23.7%).

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

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

In Lee County, Fort Madison ranks 3 of 8 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 235 of 943.

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

How renting in Fort Madison 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	27.1% (±3.9 points)	27.6% (±4.6 points)	+0.5 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$709 (±$66)	$826 (±$106)	+16.5%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$42,694 (±$3,033)	$50,705 (±$5,175)	+18.8%	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 Fort Madison

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Fort Madison
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Fort Madison	—	27.6% (±4.6 points)	—
Appanoose Township	3.6 mi	5.7% (±7.3 points)	Lower
Nauvoo Township	5.2 mi	16.4% (±10.0 points)	Lower
Nauvoo	5.7 mi	14.4% (±7.9 points)	Lower
Pontoosuc Township	6.8 mi	1.6% (±2.7 points)	Lower
Pontoosuc	7.1 mi	4.0% (±6.7 points)	Lower
Montrose	7.6 mi	9.3% (±6.8 points)	Lower
Sonora Township	8.4 mi	4.1% (±4.5 points)	Lower
West Point	8.5 mi	22.0% (±7.5 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Appanoose Township, IL (5.7%), Nauvoo Township, IL (16.4%), Nauvoo, IL (14.4%).

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

Households that rent across Lee County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Keokuk	36.4% (±5.1 points)
2	Donnellson	28.1% (±8.3 points)
3	Fort Madison	27.6% (±4.6 points)
4	West Point	22.0% (±7.5 points)
5	Houghton	12.9% (±18.6 points)
6	Franklin	9.8% (±18.5 points)
7	Montrose	9.3% (±6.8 points)
8	St. Paul	2.9% (±5.8 points)

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 Fort Madison

How many renters are there in Fort Madison?

Fort Madison has an estimated 1,254 (±218) renting households, 27.6% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Fort Madison?

In Fort Madison, the share of households that rent went from 27.1% in 2015–2019 to 27.6% in 2020–2024 (+0.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Fort Madison?

A renting household in Fort Madison has 1.7 people on average, against 2.2 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Fort Madison?

The median renting household in Fort Madison, IA has an income of $30,420 (±$5,451) a year, against $63,659 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 Fort Madison city, Iowa (place:28605, 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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