What percentage of people rent in Ida Grove, IA?

Name: Renters and owners in Ida Grove, IA, 2020–2024
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30.4% (±7.2 points) of the occupied homes in Ida Grove, IA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 296 renting households against 677 that own their home.

In Ida Grove, the share of households that rent went from 30.2% in 2015–2019 to 30.4% in 2020–2024 (+0.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 30.4% (±7.2 points)
Renting households: 296 (±81)
Median renter income: $60,500 (±$10,921)

Who rents and who owns in Ida Grove

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Ida Grove	Ida County	Iowa	United States
Renter-occupied share	30.4% (±7.2 points)	27.1% (±3.2 points)	28.3% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	296 (±81)	826 (±113)	372,311 (±3,635)	45,017,354
Owning households	677 (±93)	2,224 (±100)	943,396 (±5,414)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.6 (±0.2)	1.9 (±0.2)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.2 (±0.2)	2.3 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$60,500 (±$10,921)	$53,846 (±$4,578)	$43,297 (±$758)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$69,028 (±$20,966)	$72,111 (±$5,768)	$91,638 (±$512)	$100,009

In Ida Grove, the renter share is not measurably different from Ida County (27.1%).

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

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

In Ida County, Ida Grove ranks 2 of 5 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 179 of 943.

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

How renting in Ida Grove 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	30.2% (±6.2 points)	30.4% (±7.2 points)	+0.2 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$496 (±$143)	$694 (±$91)	+39.9%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$49,688 (±$9,859)	$61,250 (±$12,450)	+23.3%	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 Ida Grove

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Ida Grove
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Ida Grove	—	30.4% (±7.2 points)	—
Arthur	6.5 mi	42.1% (±18.2 points)	Not measurably different
Battle Creek	6.7 mi	24.3% (±9.7 points)	Not measurably different
Holstein	11 mi	24.9% (±6.6 points)	Not measurably different
Odebolt	11 mi	22.5% (±8.3 points)	Not measurably different
Galva	12 mi	24.5% (±12.6 points)	Not measurably different
Kiron	13 mi	22.9% (±13.5 points)	Not measurably different
Schleswig	13 mi	23.0% (±16.9 points)	Not measurably different
Cushing	13 mi	30.2% (±14.8 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.

Households that rent across Ida County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Arthur	42.1% (±18.2 points)
2	Ida Grove	30.4% (±7.2 points)
3	Holstein	24.9% (±6.6 points)
4	Galva	24.5% (±12.6 points)
5	Battle Creek	24.3% (±9.7 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 Ida Grove

How many renters are there in Ida Grove?

Ida Grove has an estimated 296 (±81) renting households, 30.4% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Ida Grove?

In Ida Grove, the share of households that rent went from 30.2% in 2015–2019 to 30.4% in 2020–2024 (+0.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Ida Grove?

A renting household in Ida Grove has 1.6 people on average, against 2.2 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Ida Grove?

The median renting household in Ida Grove, IA has an income of $60,500 (±$10,921) a year, against $69,028 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 Ida Grove city, Iowa (place:38010, 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.