What percentage of people rent in Mount Pleasant, IA?

Name: Renters and owners in Mount Pleasant, IA, 2020–2024
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36.3% (±5.2 points) of the occupied homes in Mount Pleasant, IA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,205 renting households against 2,112 that own their home.

In Mount Pleasant, the share of households that rent went from 35.6% in 2015–2019 to 36.3% in 2020–2024 (+0.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 36.3% (±5.2 points)
Renting households: 1,205 (±182)
Median renter income: $33,992 (±$3,549)

Who rents and who owns in Mount Pleasant

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Mount Pleasant	Henry County	Iowa	United States
Renter-occupied share	36.3% (±5.2 points)	25.9% (±2.9 points)	28.3% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,205 (±182)	1,977 (±240)	372,311 (±3,635)	45,017,354
Owning households	2,112 (±214)	5,667 (±259)	943,396 (±5,414)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.7 (±0.2)	1.9 (±0.1)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.6 (±0.2)	2.6 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$33,992 (±$3,549)	$36,083 (±$5,753)	$43,297 (±$758)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$73,821 (±$5,111)	$78,517 (±$3,551)	$91,638 (±$512)	$100,009

In Mount Pleasant, the renter share is higher than in Henry County (25.9%).

It is also higher than in Iowa (28.3%).

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

In Henry County, Mount Pleasant ranks 2 of 10 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 72 of 943.

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

How renting in Mount Pleasant 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	35.6% (±4.3 points)	36.3% (±5.2 points)	+0.7 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$691 (±$33)	$826 (±$82)	+19.5%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$51,350 (±$2,533)	$61,042 (±$8,576)	+18.9%	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 Mount Pleasant

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Mount Pleasant
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Mount Pleasant	—	36.3% (±5.2 points)	—
Westwood	4.2 mi	0.0% (±35.0 points)	Lower
Rome	7.1 mi	23.5% (±20.0 points)	Not measurably different
New London	8.1 mi	16.6% (±7.0 points)	Lower
Salem	8.5 mi	17.3% (±9.7 points)	Lower
Lockridge	11 mi	34.1% (±22.7 points)	Not measurably different
Olds	12 mi	53.5% (±26.9 points)	Not measurably different
Hillsboro	12 mi	22.8% (±16.6 points)	Not measurably different
Winfield	13 mi	29.0% (±9.2 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Westwood, IA (0.0%), New London, IA (16.6%), Salem, IA (17.3%).

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

Households that rent across Henry County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Olds	53.5% (±26.9 points)
2	Mount Pleasant	36.3% (±5.2 points)
3	Coppock	33.3% (±40.7 points)
4	Winfield	29.0% (±9.2 points)
5	Rome	23.5% (±20.0 points)
6	Hillsboro	22.8% (±16.6 points)
7	Wayland	20.2% (±7.7 points)
8	Salem	17.3% (±9.7 points)

Showing 8 of 10 places in Henry 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 Mount Pleasant

How many renters are there in Mount Pleasant?

Mount Pleasant has an estimated 1,205 (±182) renting households, 36.3% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Mount Pleasant?

In Mount Pleasant, the share of households that rent went from 35.6% in 2015–2019 to 36.3% in 2020–2024 (+0.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Mount Pleasant?

A renting household in Mount Pleasant has 1.7 people on average, against 2.6 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Mount Pleasant?

The median renting household in Mount Pleasant, IA has an income of $33,992 (±$3,549) a year, against $73,821 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 Mount Pleasant city, Iowa (place:54705, 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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