What percentage of people rent in Glenwood, IA?

Name: Renters and owners in Glenwood, IA, 2020–2024
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23.5% (±6.8 points) of the occupied homes in Glenwood, IA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 485 renting households against 1,578 that own their home.

In Glenwood, the share of households that rent went from 35.7% in 2015–2019 to 23.5% in 2020–2024 (−12.2 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 23.5% (±6.8 points)
Renting households: 485 (±132)

Who rents and who owns in Glenwood

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Glenwood	Mills County	Iowa	United States
Renter-occupied share	23.5% (±6.8 points)	16.5% (±3.0 points)	28.3% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	485 (±132)	888 (±159)	372,311 (±3,635)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,578 (±204)	4,506 (±219)	943,396 (±5,414)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.8 (±0.4)	2.1 (±0.3)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.2)	2.7 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$50,761 (±$21,810)	$43,297 (±$758)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$97,167 (±$14,197)	$101,795 (±$4,142)	$91,638 (±$512)	$100,009

In Glenwood, the renter share is not measurably different from Mills County (16.5%).

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

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

In Mills County, Glenwood ranks 1 of 7 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 335 of 943.

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

How renting in Glenwood 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	35.7% (±5.8 points)	23.5% (±6.8 points)	−12.2 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$695 (±$113)	$924 (±$174)	+32.9%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$61,930 (±$5,007)	$71,790 (±$12,940)	+15.9%	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 Glenwood

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Glenwood
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Glenwood	—	23.5% (±6.8 points)	—
Pacific Junction	3.6 mi	6.3% (±10.1 points)	Lower
Silver City	7.1 mi	17.5% (±12.6 points)	Not measurably different
Plattsmouth	8.4 mi	29.0% (±5.5 points)	Not measurably different
Malvern	8.6 mi	16.5% (±5.5 points)	Not measurably different
Offutt AFB	11 mi	99.0% (±1.0 points)	Higher
Tabor	11 mi	26.3% (±11.2 points)	Not measurably different
Beaver Lake	11 mi	0.0% (±3.1 points)	Lower
Buccaneer Bay	12 mi	0.0% (±4.3 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Pacific Junction, IA (6.3%), Beaver Lake, NE (0.0%), Buccaneer Bay, NE (0.0%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Offutt AFB, NE (99.0%).

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

Households that rent across Mills County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Glenwood	23.5% (±6.8 points)
2 (tie)	Emerson	17.5% (±9.3 points)
2 (tie)	Silver City	17.5% (±12.6 points)
4	Malvern	16.5% (±5.5 points)
5	Hastings	7.0% (±6.6 points)
6	Pacific Junction	6.3% (±10.1 points)
7	Henderson	6.0% (±8.6 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 Glenwood

How many renters are there in Glenwood?

Glenwood has an estimated 485 (±132) renting households, 23.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Glenwood?

In Glenwood, the share of households that rent went from 35.7% in 2015–2019 to 23.5% in 2020–2024 (−12.2 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Glenwood?

A renting household in Glenwood has 1.8 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned 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 Glenwood city, Iowa (place:31350, 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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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.