What percentage of people rent in Preston, IA?

Name: Renters and owners in Preston, IA, 2020–2024
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26.6% (±10.7 points) of the occupied homes in Preston, IA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 139 renting households against 384 that own their home.

In Preston, the share of households that rent went from 24.3% in 2015–2019 to 26.6% in 2020–2024 (+2.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 26.6% (±10.7 points)
Renting households: 139 (±69)

Who rents and who owns in Preston

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Preston	Jackson County	Iowa	United States
Renter-occupied share	26.6% (±10.7 points)	19.3% (±2.3 points)	28.3% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	139 (±69)	1,589 (±198)	372,311 (±3,635)	45,017,354
Owning households	384 (±63)	6,653 (±225)	943,396 (±5,414)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.5 (±0.3)	2.0 (±0.2)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.2 (±0.2)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$37,910 (±$5,444)	$43,297 (±$758)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$75,000 (±$15,647)	$82,689 (±$2,118)	$91,638 (±$512)	$100,009

In Preston, the renter share is not measurably different from Jackson County (19.3%).

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

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

In Jackson County, Preston ranks 2 of 12 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 254 of 943.

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

How renting in Preston 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	24.3% (±6.7 points)	26.6% (±10.7 points)	+2.3 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$584 (±$65)	$765 (±$34)	+31.0%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$66,458 (±$13,210)	$74,063 (±$22,379)	+11.4%	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 Preston

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Preston
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Preston	—	26.6% (±10.7 points)	—
Spragueville	2.4 mi	25.0% (±22.3 points)	Not measurably different
Miles	4.3 mi	18.3% (±9.2 points)	Not measurably different
Goose Lake	5.7 mi	3.2% (±3.2 points)	Lower
Charlotte	7.0 mi	25.5% (±12.4 points)	Not measurably different
Andover	8.8 mi	38.9% (±38.9 points)	Not measurably different
Springbrook	9.1 mi	8.3% (±11.0 points)	Lower
Sabula	11 mi	24.0% (±10.8 points)	Not measurably different
Delmar	11 mi	11.9% (±9.0 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Goose Lake, IA (3.2%), Springbrook, IA (8.3%), Delmar, IA (11.9%).

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

Households that rent across Jackson County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Maquoketa	30.0% (±5.7 points)
2	Preston	26.6% (±10.7 points)
3	Spragueville	25.0% (±22.3 points)
4	Sabula	24.0% (±10.8 points)
5	Bellevue	20.4% (±4.9 points)
6	Andrew	18.4% (±10.9 points)
7	Miles	18.3% (±9.2 points)
8	Baldwin	16.9% (±21.8 points)

Showing 8 of 12 places in Jackson 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 Preston

How many renters are there in Preston?

Preston has an estimated 139 (±69) renting households, 26.6% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Preston?

In Preston, the share of households that rent went from 24.3% in 2015–2019 to 26.6% in 2020–2024 (+2.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Preston?

A renting household in Preston has 1.5 people on average, against 2.2 in an owned 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 Preston city, Iowa (place:64605, 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.