What percentage of people rent in Lamont, IA?

Name: Renters and owners in Lamont, IA, 2020–2024
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22.1% (±8.1 points) of the occupied homes in Lamont, IA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 46 renting households against 162 that own their home.

In Lamont, the share of households that rent went from 20.8% in 2015–2019 to 22.1% in 2020–2024 (+1.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 22.1% (±8.1 points)
Renting households: 46 (±20)
Median renter income: $38,750 (±$20,479)

Who rents and who owns in Lamont

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Lamont	Buchanan County	Iowa	United States
Renter-occupied share	22.1% (±8.1 points)	17.9% (±2.0 points)	28.3% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	46 (±20)	1,475 (±169)	372,311 (±3,635)	45,017,354
Owning households	162 (±31)	6,777 (±233)	943,396 (±5,414)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	3.4 (±1.0)	1.8 (±0.2)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.2 (±0.3)	2.6 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$38,750 (±$20,479)	$43,854 (±$11,297)	$43,297 (±$758)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$78,167 (±$14,573)	$87,951 (±$4,575)	$91,638 (±$512)	$100,009

In Lamont, the renter share is not measurably different from Buchanan County (17.9%).

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

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

In Buchanan County, Lamont ranks 3 of 11 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 382 of 943.

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

How renting in Lamont 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	20.8% (±7.1 points)	22.1% (±8.1 points)	+1.3 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$646 (±$40)	$936 (±$133)	+44.9%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$48,333 (±$4,047)	$61,250 (±$19,349)	+26.7%	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 Lamont

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Lamont
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Lamont	—	22.1% (±8.1 points)	—
Aurora	4.8 mi	6.0% (±5.4 points)	Lower
Dundee	5.0 mi	6.1% (±10.0 points)	Lower
Strawberry Point	7.8 mi	32.7% (±11.2 points)	Not measurably different
Masonville	8.6 mi	7.9% (±18.9 points)	Not measurably different
Stanley	9.2 mi	10.7% (±13.6 points)	Not measurably different
Winthrop	10 mi	21.4% (±9.2 points)	Not measurably different
Arlington	10 mi	10.7% (±6.2 points)	Lower
Manchester	12 mi	33.7% (±6.2 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Aurora, IA (6.0%), Dundee, IA (6.1%), Arlington, IA (10.7%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Manchester, IA (33.7%).

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

Households that rent across Buchanan County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Brandon	40.1% (±13.4 points)
2	Independence	27.8% (±5.3 points)
3	Lamont	22.1% (±8.1 points)
4	Winthrop	21.4% (±9.2 points)
5	Jesup	21.1% (±5.8 points)
6	Fairbank	19.7% (±8.5 points)
7	Hazleton	19.0% (±7.4 points)
8	Rowley	13.5% (±9.6 points)
9	Quasqueton	12.6% (±7.6 points)

Showing 9 of 11 places in Buchanan 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 Lamont

How many renters are there in Lamont?

Lamont has an estimated 46 (±20) renting households, 22.1% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Lamont?

In Lamont, the share of households that rent went from 20.8% in 2015–2019 to 22.1% in 2020–2024 (+1.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Lamont?

A renting household in Lamont has 3.4 people on average, against 2.2 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Lamont?

The median renting household in Lamont, IA has an income of $38,750 (±$20,479) a year, against $78,167 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 Lamont city, Iowa (place:43005, 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.