What percentage of people rent in Norwalk, IA?

Name: Renters and owners in Norwalk, IA, 2020–2024
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17.5% (±4.8 points) of the occupied homes in Norwalk, IA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 981 renting households against 4,629 that own their home.

In Norwalk, the share of households that rent went from 21.6% in 2015–2019 to 17.5% in 2020–2024 (−4.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 17.5% (±4.8 points)
Renting households: 981 (±272)
Median renter income: $43,657 (±$16,670)

Who rents and who owns in Norwalk

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Norwalk	Warren County	Iowa	United States
Renter-occupied share	17.5% (±4.8 points)	17.7% (±1.8 points)	28.3% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	981 (±272)	3,652 (±381)	372,311 (±3,635)	45,017,354
Owning households	4,629 (±357)	17,027 (±414)	943,396 (±5,414)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.0 (±0.5)	2.1 (±0.2)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.6 (±0.2)	2.7 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$43,657 (±$16,670)	$43,926 (±$6,379)	$43,297 (±$758)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$114,589 (±$7,398)	$108,363 (±$4,652)	$91,638 (±$512)	$100,009

In Norwalk, the renter share is not measurably different from Warren County (17.7%).

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

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

In Warren County, Norwalk ranks 7 of 13 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 552 of 943.

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

How renting in Norwalk 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	21.6% (±3.8 points)	17.5% (±4.8 points)	−4.1 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$834 (±$155)	$838 (±$126)	+0.5%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$83,403 (±$6,785)	$102,722 (±$14,272)	+23.2%	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 Norwalk

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Norwalk
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Norwalk	—	17.5% (±4.8 points)	—
Cumming	3.4 mi	12.4% (±9.6 points)	Not measurably different
Spring Hill	5.5 mi	28.6% (±32.5 points)	Not measurably different
West Des Moines	6.4 mi	42.6% (±2.3 points)	Higher
Des Moines	7.6 mi	39.5% (±1.1 points)	Higher
Martensdale	7.9 mi	28.2% (±9.9 points)	Not measurably different
Windsor Heights	8.4 mi	21.3% (±8.7 points)	Not measurably different
Bevington	9.7 mi	22.2% (±38.0 points)	Not measurably different
Clive	10 mi	24.6% (±3.4 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: West Des Moines, IA (42.6%), Des Moines, IA (39.5%), Clive, IA (24.6%).

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

Households that rent across Warren County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Ackworth	38.7% (±36.0 points)
2	St. Marys	31.8% (±26.0 points)
3	New Virginia	30.3% (±10.4 points)
4	Indianola	30.1% (±3.2 points)
5	Spring Hill	28.6% (±32.5 points)
6	Martensdale	28.2% (±9.9 points)
7	Norwalk	17.5% (±4.8 points)
8	Carlisle	16.0% (±5.5 points)
9	Milo	15.4% (±5.2 points)
10	Lacona	13.6% (±7.9 points)
11	Cumming	12.4% (±9.6 points)
12	Hartford	5.5% (±4.5 points)
13	Sandyville	0.0% (±67.2 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 Norwalk

How many renters are there in Norwalk?

Norwalk has an estimated 981 (±272) renting households, 17.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Norwalk?

In Norwalk, the share of households that rent went from 21.6% in 2015–2019 to 17.5% in 2020–2024 (−4.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Norwalk?

A renting household in Norwalk has 2.0 people on average, against 2.6 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Norwalk?

The median renting household in Norwalk, IA has an income of $43,657 (±$16,670) a year, against $114,589 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 Norwalk city, Iowa (place:57675, 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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