What percentage of people rent in Kalona, IA?

Name: Renters and owners in Kalona, IA, 2020–2024
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34.2% (±7.7 points) of the occupied homes in Kalona, IA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 407 renting households against 782 that own their home.

In Kalona, the share of households that rent went from 27.1% in 2015–2019 to 34.2% in 2020–2024 (+7.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 34.2% (±7.7 points)
Renting households: 407 (±107)
Median renter income: $41,042 (±$20,055)

Who rents and who owns in Kalona

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Kalona	Washington County	Iowa	United States
Renter-occupied share	34.2% (±7.7 points)	26.0% (±2.4 points)	28.3% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	407 (±107)	2,331 (±238)	372,311 (±3,635)	45,017,354
Owning households	782 (±95)	6,641 (±234)	943,396 (±5,414)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.5 (±0.3)	2.1 (±0.1)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.6 (±0.3)	2.6 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$41,042 (±$20,055)	$45,303 (±$5,790)	$43,297 (±$758)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$96,528 (±$16,977)	$88,973 (±$5,638)	$91,638 (±$512)	$100,009

In Kalona, the renter share is higher than in Washington County (26.0%).

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

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

In Washington County, Kalona ranks 2 of 8 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 104 of 943.

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

How renting in Kalona 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% (±7.5 points)	34.2% (±7.7 points)	+7.1 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$753 (±$113)	$853 (±$50)	+13.3%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$58,446 (±$6,447)	$80,129 (±$9,446)	+37.1%	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 Kalona

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Kalona
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Kalona	—	34.2% (±7.7 points)	—
Riverside	6.7 mi	18.9% (±8.5 points)	Lower
Wellman	7.0 mi	27.2% (±10.3 points)	Not measurably different
Hills	9.8 mi	35.8% (±11.8 points)	Not measurably different
West Chester	12 mi	10.3% (±11.5 points)	Lower
Washington	13 mi	36.8% (±5.3 points)	Not measurably different
University Heights	14 mi	45.1% (±8.9 points)	Not measurably different
Lone Tree	14 mi	16.1% (±5.7 points)	Lower
Iowa City	15 mi	52.8% (±2.2 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Riverside, IA (18.9%), West Chester, IA (10.3%), Lone Tree, IA (16.1%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Iowa City, IA (52.8%).

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

Households that rent across Washington County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Washington	36.8% (±5.3 points)
2	Kalona	34.2% (±7.7 points)
3	Brighton	31.5% (±10.8 points)
4	Wellman	27.2% (±10.3 points)
5	Crawfordsville	21.1% (±14.5 points)
6	Ainsworth	19.1% (±9.0 points)
7	Riverside	18.9% (±8.5 points)
8	West Chester	10.3% (±11.5 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 Kalona

How many renters are there in Kalona?

Kalona has an estimated 407 (±107) renting households, 34.2% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Kalona?

In Kalona, the share of households that rent went from 27.1% in 2015–2019 to 34.2% in 2020–2024 (+7.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Kalona?

A renting household in Kalona has 1.5 people on average, against 2.6 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Kalona?

The median renting household in Kalona, IA has an income of $41,042 (±$20,055) a year, against $96,528 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 Kalona city, Iowa (place:40170, 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.