What percentage of people rent in New Sharon, IA?

Name: Renters and owners in New Sharon, IA, 2020–2024
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24.7% (±7.7 points) of the occupied homes in New Sharon, IA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 138 renting households against 421 that own their home.

In New Sharon, the share of households that rent went from 10.5% in 2015–2019 to 24.7% in 2020–2024 (+14.2 percentage points), a measurable increase.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 24.7% (±7.7 points)
Renting households: 138 (±55)
Median renter income: $30,688 (±$7,590)

Who rents and who owns in New Sharon

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	New Sharon	Mahaska County	Iowa	United States
Renter-occupied share	24.7% (±7.7 points)	32.0% (±3.1 points)	28.3% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	138 (±55)	2,801 (±285)	372,311 (±3,635)	45,017,354
Owning households	421 (±73)	5,942 (±290)	943,396 (±5,414)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.7 (±0.3)	2.3 (±0.2)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.2 (±0.3)	2.5 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$30,688 (±$7,590)	$46,770 (±$7,165)	$43,297 (±$758)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$74,276 (±$18,032)	$84,397 (±$3,699)	$91,638 (±$512)	$100,009

In New Sharon, the renter share is not measurably different from Mahaska County (32.0%).

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

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

In Mahaska County, New Sharon ranks 4 of 9 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 312 of 943.

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

How renting in New Sharon 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	10.5% (±5.3 points)	24.7% (±7.7 points)	+14.2 percentage points	Measurable increase
Median gross rent	$488 (±$234)	$668 (±$253)	+36.9%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$65,341 (±$6,274)	$48,750 (±$20,210)	−25.4%	Down 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 New Sharon

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with New Sharon
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
New Sharon	—	24.7% (±7.7 points)	—
Searsboro	8.0 mi	23.3% (±15.7 points)	Not measurably different
Barnes City	9.7 mi	10.7% (±10.4 points)	Lower
Lynnville	10.0 mi	22.4% (±9.0 points)	Not measurably different
Montezuma	10 mi	40.9% (±9.5 points)	Higher
Leighton	11 mi	19.7% (±14.0 points)	Not measurably different
Oskaloosa	12 mi	39.2% (±4.8 points)	Higher
Sully	13 mi	13.9% (±5.7 points)	Lower
University Park	13 mi	42.0% (±11.5 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Barnes City, IA (10.7%), Sully, IA (13.9%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Montezuma, IA (40.9%), Oskaloosa, IA (39.2%), University Park, IA (42.0%).

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

Households that rent across Mahaska County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	University Park	42.0% (±11.5 points)
2	Oskaloosa	39.2% (±4.8 points)
3	Fremont	29.5% (±10.0 points)
4	New Sharon	24.7% (±7.7 points)
5	Leighton	19.7% (±14.0 points)
6	Keomah Village	19.1% (±19.7 points)
7	Rose Hill	16.1% (±13.4 points)
8	Beacon	12.6% (±10.0 points)
9	Barnes City	10.7% (±10.4 points)

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 New Sharon

How many renters are there in New Sharon?

New Sharon has an estimated 138 (±55) renting households, 24.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in New Sharon?

In New Sharon, the share of households that rent went from 10.5% in 2015–2019 to 24.7% in 2020–2024 (+14.2 percentage points), a measurable increase.

How big are renting households in New Sharon?

A renting household in New Sharon has 1.7 people on average, against 2.2 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in New Sharon?

The median renting household in New Sharon, IA has an income of $30,688 (±$7,590) a year, against $74,276 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 New Sharon city, Iowa (place:56460, 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.