What percentage of people rent in Osceola, IA?

Name: Renters and owners in Osceola, IA, 2020–2024
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38.2% (±8.8 points) of the occupied homes in Osceola, IA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 985 renting households against 1,596 that own their home.

In Osceola, the share of households that rent went from 42.7% in 2015–2019 to 38.2% in 2020–2024 (−4.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 38.2% (±8.8 points)
Renting households: 985 (±248)
Median renter income: $40,570 (±$4,038)

Who rents and who owns in Osceola

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Osceola	Clarke County	Iowa	United States
Renter-occupied share	38.2% (±8.8 points)	27.7% (±6.1 points)	28.3% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	985 (±248)	1,127 (±258)	372,311 (±3,635)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,596 (±234)	2,944 (±271)	943,396 (±5,414)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.6 (±0.2)	1.7 (±0.2)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.2)	2.6 (±0.2)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$40,570 (±$4,038)	$40,445 (±$4,164)	$43,297 (±$758)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$85,526 (±$19,369)	$86,061 (±$8,617)	$91,638 (±$512)	$100,009

In Osceola, the renter share is not measurably different from Clarke County (27.7%).

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

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

In Clarke County, Osceola ranks 1 of 3 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 54 of 943.

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

How renting in Osceola 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	42.7% (±5.9 points)	38.2% (±8.8 points)	−4.5 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$773 (±$62)	$943 (±$94)	+22.0%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$49,443 (±$4,377)	$68,284 (±$7,809)	+38.1%	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 Osceola

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Osceola
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Osceola	—	38.2% (±8.8 points)	—
Murray	8.5 mi	16.1% (±9.1 points)	Lower
Weldon	9.9 mi	25.6% (±23.8 points)	Not measurably different
Woodburn	10 mi	4.1% (±5.2 points)	Lower
New Virginia	11 mi	30.3% (±10.4 points)	Not measurably different
Van Wert	11 mi	12.6% (±11.5 points)	Lower
Truro	12 mi	16.9% (±10.4 points)	Lower
Thayer	14 mi	0.0% (±69.5 points)	Not measurably different
Le Roy	15 mi	50.0% (±46.0 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Murray, IA (16.1%), Woodburn, IA (4.1%), Van Wert, IA (12.6%).

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

Households that rent across Clarke County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Osceola	38.2% (±8.8 points)
2	Murray	16.1% (±9.1 points)
3	Woodburn	4.1% (±5.2 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 Osceola

How many renters are there in Osceola?

Osceola has an estimated 985 (±248) renting households, 38.2% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Osceola?

In Osceola, the share of households that rent went from 42.7% in 2015–2019 to 38.2% in 2020–2024 (−4.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Osceola?

A renting household in Osceola has 1.6 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Osceola?

The median renting household in Osceola, IA has an income of $40,570 (±$4,038) a year, against $85,526 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 Osceola city, Iowa (place:59835, 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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