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

Name: Rent burden in Mount Pleasant, IA, 2020–2024
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41.8% (±11.5 points) of renting households in Mount Pleasant, IA spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

37.4% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 24.7% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 41.8% (±11.5 points)
Paying 35% or more: 37.4% (±10.8 points)
Median share of income: 24.7% (±5.0 points)

Rent as a share of income in Mount Pleasant

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Mount Pleasant	Henry County	Iowa	United States
Less than 15%	23.8% (±9.0 points)	22.4%	17.1%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	5.2% (±4.1 points)	10.4%	14.6%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	22.4% (±9.4 points)	18.0%	12.8%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	6.8% (±3.8 points)	10.3%	11.6%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	4.4% (±4.0 points)	6.1%	8.7%	9.2%
35% or more	37.4% (±10.8 points)	32.8%	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 Pleasant against Henry County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Mount Pleasant	Henry County	Iowa	United States
Paying 30% or more	41.8% (±11.5 points)	38.9% (±8.0 points)	43.9% (±0.8 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	37.4% (±10.8 points)	32.8% (±7.3 points)	35.2% (±0.6 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	24.7% (±5.0 points)	24.8% (±2.6 points)	27.4% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$33,992 (±$3,549)	$36,083 (±$5,753)	$43,297 (±$758)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$826 (±$82)	$820 (±$49)	$972 (±$6)	$1,413

In Mount Pleasant, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Henry County (38.9%).

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

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

In Henry County, Mount Pleasant ranks 5 of 9 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 346 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 Pleasant

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Mount Pleasant
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Mount Pleasant	—	41.8% (±11.5 points)	—
Rome	7.1 mi	100.0% (±139.0 points)	Not measurably different
New London	8.1 mi	36.2% (±21.3 points)	Not measurably different
Salem	8.5 mi	52.0% (±42.1 points)	Not measurably different
Lockridge	11 mi	27.2% (±33.4 points)	Not measurably different
Olds	12 mi	4.3% (±56.3 points)	Not measurably different
Hillsboro	12 mi	72.8% (±68.6 points)	Not measurably different
Winfield	13 mi	25.4% (±14.6 points)	Not measurably different
Houghton	13 mi	75.0% (±80.1 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 Henry County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1 (tie)	Coppock	100.0% (±141.4 points)
1 (tie)	Rome	100.0% (±139.0 points)
3	Hillsboro	72.8% (±68.6 points)
4	Salem	52.0% (±42.1 points)
5	Mount Pleasant	41.8% (±11.5 points)
6	New London	36.2% (±21.3 points)
7	Wayland	28.2% (±16.0 points)
8	Winfield	25.4% (±14.6 points)
9	Olds	4.3% (±56.3 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 Pleasant

Are renters in Mount Pleasant rent-burdened?

41.8% of renting households in Mount Pleasant 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 Pleasant spend on rent?

The median renting household in Mount Pleasant, IA spends 24.7% (±5.0 points) of its household income on gross rent.

Sources

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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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