What percentage of people rent in Le Claire, IA?

Name: Renters and owners in Le Claire, IA, 2020–2024
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25.7% (±9.7 points) of the occupied homes in Le Claire, IA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 427 renting households against 1,235 that own their home.

In Le Claire, the share of households that rent went from 20.2% in 2015–2019 to 25.7% in 2020–2024 (+5.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 25.7% (±9.7 points)
Renting households: 427 (±146)
Median renter income: $65,825 (±$59,790)

Who rents and who owns in Le Claire

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Le Claire	Scott County	Iowa	United States
Renter-occupied share	25.7% (±9.7 points)	30.0% (±1.2 points)	28.3% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	427 (±146)	21,956 (±900)	372,311 (±3,635)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,235 (±325)	51,176 (±862)	943,396 (±5,414)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	3.4 (±1.7)	2.1 (±0.1)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.6 (±0.2)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$65,825 (±$59,790)	$43,582 (±$2,592)	$43,297 (±$758)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$117,837 (±$17,678)	$98,460 (±$2,710)	$91,638 (±$512)	$100,009

In Le Claire, the renter share is not measurably different from Scott County (30.0%).

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

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

In Scott County, Le Claire ranks 3 of 17 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 284 of 943.

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

How renting in Le Claire 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	20.2% (±8.5 points)	25.7% (±9.7 points)	+5.5 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$858 (±$235)	$1,563 (±$722)	+82.2%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$86,250 (±$13,433)	$104,844 (±$10,206)	+21.6%	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 Le Claire

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Le Claire
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Le Claire	—	25.7% (±9.7 points)	—
Rapids City	2.3 mi	3.9% (±3.3 points)	Lower
Hampton	3.0 mi	13.4% (±5.6 points)	Lower
Port Byron	3.1 mi	15.6% (±5.4 points)	Not measurably different
Port Byron Township	3.1 mi	19.9% (±6.6 points)	Not measurably different
Hampton Township	4.7 mi	34.3% (±4.7 points)	Not measurably different
Panorama Park	4.8 mi	1.6% (±6.1 points)	Lower
Princeton	5.2 mi	15.2% (±6.2 points)	Not measurably different
East Moline	5.3 mi	35.6% (±4.2 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Rapids City, IL (3.9%), Hampton, IL (13.4%), Panorama Park, IA (1.6%).

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

Households that rent across Scott County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Davenport	37.1% (±1.6 points)
2	Maysville	30.5% (±19.7 points)
3	Le Claire	25.7% (±9.7 points)
4	Bettendorf	25.0% (±2.5 points)
5	Buffalo	23.7% (±9.8 points)
6	New Liberty	22.2% (±15.6 points)
7	Walcott	20.2% (±5.8 points)
8	McCausland	19.6% (±11.9 points)
9	Riverdale	18.4% (±15.6 points)

Showing 9 of 17 places in Scott 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 Le Claire

How many renters are there in Le Claire?

Le Claire has an estimated 427 (±146) renting households, 25.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Le Claire?

In Le Claire, the share of households that rent went from 20.2% in 2015–2019 to 25.7% in 2020–2024 (+5.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Le Claire?

A renting household in Le Claire has 3.4 people on average, against 2.6 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Le Claire?

The median renting household in Le Claire, IA has an income of $65,825 (±$59,790) a year, against $117,837 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 Le Claire city, Iowa (place:44085, 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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