How many renters in Mount Ayr, IA pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

Name: Rent burden in Mount Ayr, IA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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47.1% (±19.1 points) of renting households in Mount Ayr, IA spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

36.4% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 29.3% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 47.1% (±19.1 points)
Paying 35% or more: 36.4% (±17.1 points)
Median share of income: 29.3% (±4.9 points)

Rent as a share of income in Mount Ayr

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Mount Ayr	Ringgold County	Iowa	United States
Less than 15%	24.3% (±16.2 points)	27.1%	17.1%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	2.9% (±4.8 points)	7.7%	14.6%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	5.3% (±8.1 points)	5.4%	12.8%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	20.4% (±13.7 points)	18.3%	11.6%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	10.7% (±8.6 points)	6.3%	8.7%	9.2%
35% or more	36.4% (±17.1 points)	35.1%	35.2%	41.9%

Households whose income could not be measured against their rent (for example, those reporting no income) are left out of these shares, as the Census Bureau leaves them out.

Mount Ayr against Ringgold County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Mount Ayr	Ringgold County	Iowa	United States
Paying 30% or more	47.1% (±19.1 points)	41.4% (±13.3 points)	43.9% (±0.8 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	36.4% (±17.1 points)	35.1% (±12.3 points)	35.2% (±0.6 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	29.3% (±4.9 points)	27.7% (±3.5 points)	27.4% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	—	$42,824 (±$8,690)	$43,297 (±$758)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$707 (±$59)	$710 (±$62)	$972 (±$6)	$1,413

In Mount Ayr, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Ringgold County (41.4%).

It is not measurably different from Iowa (43.9%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (51.1%).

In Ringgold County, Mount Ayr ranks 1 of 5 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 267 of 895.

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

Renters paying 30% or more of income in places near Mount Ayr

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Mount Ayr
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Mount Ayr	—	47.1% (±19.1 points)	—
Diagonal	8.6 mi	10.0% (±85.4 points)	Not measurably different
Kellerton	9.8 mi	46.6% (±43.2 points)	Not measurably different
Tingley	9.8 mi	26.7% (±75.7 points)	Not measurably different
Redding	11 mi	0.0% (±141.4 points)	Not measurably different
Shannon City	13 mi	28.6% (±115.2 points)	Not measurably different
Clearfield	14 mi	21.2% (±36.5 points)	Not measurably different
Blockton	14 mi	15.4% (±83.3 points)	Not measurably different
Hamilton Township (Harrison County)	16 mi	100.0% (±141.4 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.

Renters paying 30% or more of income across Ringgold County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Mount Ayr	47.1% (±19.1 points)
2	Kellerton	46.6% (±43.2 points)
3	Tingley	26.7% (±75.7 points)
4	Diagonal	10.0% (±85.4 points)
5	Redding	0.0% (±141.4 points)

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Mount Ayr

Are renters in Mount Ayr rent-burdened?

47.1% of renting households in Mount Ayr pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What share of income do renters in Mount Ayr spend on rent?

The median renting household in Mount Ayr, IA spends 29.3% (±4.9 points) of its household income on gross rent.

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DP04_0136E, DP04_0136M, DP04_0137PE, DP04_0137PM, DP04_0138PE, DP04_0138PM, DP04_0139PE, DP04_0139PM, DP04_0140PE, DP04_0140PM, DP04_0141PE, DP04_0141PM, DP04_0142PE, DP04_0142PM, B25071_001E, B25071_001M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M

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