What percentage of people rent in Iowa Falls, IA?

Name: Renters and owners in Iowa Falls, IA, 2020–2024
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38.8% (±6.3 points) of the occupied homes in Iowa Falls, IA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 863 renting households against 1,363 that own their home.

In Iowa Falls, the share of households that rent went from 35.3% in 2015–2019 to 38.8% in 2020–2024 (+3.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 38.8% (±6.3 points)
Renting households: 863 (±147)
Median renter income: $33,586 (±$9,013)

Who rents and who owns in Iowa Falls

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Iowa Falls	Hardin County	Iowa	United States
Renter-occupied share	38.8% (±6.3 points)	26.4% (±3.1 points)	28.3% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	863 (±147)	1,861 (±217)	372,311 (±3,635)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,363 (±161)	5,177 (±264)	943,396 (±5,414)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.8 (±0.2)	2.1 (±0.2)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.3 (±0.2)	2.3 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$33,586 (±$9,013)	$40,250 (±$7,378)	$43,297 (±$758)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$66,595 (±$14,929)	$77,892 (±$5,638)	$91,638 (±$512)	$100,009

In Iowa Falls, the renter share is higher than in Hardin County (26.4%).

It is also higher than in Iowa (28.3%).

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

In Hardin County, Iowa Falls ranks 2 of 12 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 46 of 943.

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

How renting in Iowa Falls 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	35.3% (±5.5 points)	38.8% (±6.3 points)	+3.5 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$750 (±$59)	$831 (±$120)	+10.8%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$45,897 (±$6,272)	$50,417 (±$5,761)	+9.8%	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 Iowa Falls

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Iowa Falls
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Iowa Falls	—	38.8% (±6.3 points)	—
Alden	5.9 mi	31.5% (±9.7 points)	Not measurably different
Owasa	6.8 mi	0.0% (±65.0 points)	Not measurably different
Buckeye	8.9 mi	43.8% (±30.5 points)	Not measurably different
Popejoy	9.7 mi	21.6% (±31.7 points)	Not measurably different
Ackley	11 mi	18.7% (±6.5 points)	Lower
Steamboat Rock	13 mi	26.0% (±11.8 points)	Not measurably different
Geneva	13 mi	19.0% (±17.6 points)	Lower
Eldora	14 mi	30.9% (±7.8 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Ackley, IA (18.7%), Geneva, IA (19.0%).

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

Households that rent across Hardin County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Buckeye	43.8% (±30.5 points)
2	Iowa Falls	38.8% (±6.3 points)
3	Alden	31.5% (±9.7 points)
4	Eldora	30.9% (±7.8 points)
5	Steamboat Rock	26.0% (±11.8 points)
6	New Providence	22.7% (±18.4 points)
7	Radcliffe	20.8% (±10.1 points)
8	Ackley	18.7% (±6.5 points)

Showing 8 of 12 places in Hardin 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 Iowa Falls

How many renters are there in Iowa Falls?

Iowa Falls has an estimated 863 (±147) renting households, 38.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Iowa Falls?

In Iowa Falls, the share of households that rent went from 35.3% in 2015–2019 to 38.8% in 2020–2024 (+3.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Iowa Falls?

A renting household in Iowa Falls has 1.8 people on average, against 2.3 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Iowa Falls?

The median renting household in Iowa Falls, IA has an income of $33,586 (±$9,013) a year, against $66,595 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 Iowa Falls city, Iowa (place:38640, 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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