What percentage of people rent in Onawa, IA?

Name: Renters and owners in Onawa, IA, 2020–2024
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26.3% (±7.5 points) of the occupied homes in Onawa, IA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 330 renting households against 926 that own their home.

In Onawa, the share of households that rent went from 41.5% in 2015–2019 to 26.3% in 2020–2024 (−15.2 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 26.3% (±7.5 points)
Renting households: 330 (±100)
Median renter income: $35,849 (±$20,290)

Who rents and who owns in Onawa

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Onawa	Monona County	Iowa	United States
Renter-occupied share	26.3% (±7.5 points)	24.3% (±3.3 points)	28.3% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	330 (±100)	943 (±132)	372,311 (±3,635)	45,017,354
Owning households	926 (±113)	2,935 (±154)	943,396 (±5,414)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.9 (±0.4)	2.0 (±0.2)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.3 (±0.2)	2.2 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$35,849 (±$20,290)	$52,569 (±$17,613)	$43,297 (±$758)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$70,917 (±$10,611)	$73,892 (±$5,538)	$91,638 (±$512)	$100,009

In Onawa, the renter share is not measurably different from Monona County (24.3%).

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

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

In Monona County, Onawa ranks 5 of 10 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 268 of 943.

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

How renting in Onawa 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	41.5% (±8.0 points)	26.3% (±7.5 points)	−15.2 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$611 (±$36)	$1,037 (±$184)	+69.7%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$36,406 (±$6,734)	$62,143 (±$15,539)	+70.7%	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 Onawa

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Onawa
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Onawa	—	26.3% (±7.5 points)	—
Turin	6.4 mi	63.9% (±28.8 points)	Higher
Blencoe	6.7 mi	29.9% (±13.2 points)	Not measurably different
Quinnebaugh Township	6.7 mi	0.0% (±72.1 points)	Not measurably different
Whiting	7.6 mi	35.0% (±10.5 points)	Not measurably different
Decatur	8.2 mi	25.9% (±9.3 points)	Not measurably different
Castana	9.8 mi	7.4% (±6.9 points)	Lower
Anderson Township	13 mi	41.9% (±28.7 points)	Not measurably different
Hornick	14 mi	5.3% (±7.2 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Castana, IA (7.4%), Hornick, IA (5.3%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Turin, IA (63.9%).

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

Households that rent across Monona County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Turin	63.9% (±28.8 points)
2	Ute	36.0% (±14.5 points)
3	Whiting	35.0% (±10.5 points)
4	Blencoe	29.9% (±13.2 points)
5	Onawa	26.3% (±7.5 points)
6	Mapleton	26.0% (±6.4 points)
7	Soldier	19.7% (±14.2 points)
8	Moorhead	14.7% (±13.1 points)
9	Rodney	14.3% (±16.5 points)
10	Castana	7.4% (±6.9 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 Onawa

How many renters are there in Onawa?

Onawa has an estimated 330 (±100) renting households, 26.3% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Onawa?

In Onawa, the share of households that rent went from 41.5% in 2015–2019 to 26.3% in 2020–2024 (−15.2 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Onawa?

A renting household in Onawa has 1.9 people on average, against 2.3 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Onawa?

The median renting household in Onawa, IA has an income of $35,849 (±$20,290) a year, against $70,917 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 Onawa city, Iowa (place:59115, 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.