What percentage of people rent in Red Oak, IA?

Name: Renters and owners in Red Oak, IA, 2020–2024
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40.1% (±6.6 points) of the occupied homes in Red Oak, IA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 979 renting households against 1,462 that own their home.

In Red Oak, the share of households that rent went from 35.6% in 2015–2019 to 40.1% in 2020–2024 (+4.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 40.1% (±6.6 points)
Renting households: 979 (±162)
Median renter income: $25,504 (±$7,650)

Who rents and who owns in Red Oak

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Red Oak	Montgomery County	Iowa	United States
Renter-occupied share	40.1% (±6.6 points)	30.9% (±4.2 points)	28.3% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	979 (±162)	1,415 (±194)	372,311 (±3,635)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,462 (±188)	3,170 (±220)	943,396 (±5,414)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.3 (±0.3)	2.1 (±0.2)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.1 (±0.2)	2.2 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$25,504 (±$7,650)	$33,850 (±$11,252)	$43,297 (±$758)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$66,875 (±$10,005)	$79,872 (±$7,038)	$91,638 (±$512)	$100,009

In Red Oak, the renter share is higher than in Montgomery County (30.9%).

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

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

In Montgomery County, Red Oak ranks 1 of 6 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 38 of 943.

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

How renting in Red Oak 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	35.6% (±5.4 points)	40.1% (±6.6 points)	+4.5 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$642 (±$33)	$812 (±$69)	+26.5%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$43,085 (±$4,874)	$50,109 (±$7,799)	+16.3%	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 Red Oak

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Red Oak
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Red Oak	—	40.1% (±6.6 points)	—
Stanton	6.7 mi	18.3% (±7.5 points)	Lower
Coburg	6.9 mi	23.5% (±27.8 points)	Not measurably different
Emerson	9.3 mi	17.5% (±9.3 points)	Lower
Elliott	9.9 mi	26.3% (±10.1 points)	Lower
Essex	13 mi	20.9% (±8.6 points)	Lower
Henderson	14 mi	6.0% (±8.6 points)	Lower
Villisca	14 mi	27.3% (±9.7 points)	Lower
Hastings	14 mi	7.0% (±6.6 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Stanton, IA (18.3%), Emerson, IA (17.5%), Elliott, IA (26.3%).

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

Households that rent across Montgomery County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Red Oak	40.1% (±6.6 points)
2	Villisca	27.3% (±9.7 points)
3	Elliott	26.3% (±10.1 points)
4	Coburg	23.5% (±27.8 points)
5	Stanton	18.3% (±7.5 points)
6	Grant	4.8% (±9.3 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 Red Oak

How many renters are there in Red Oak?

Red Oak has an estimated 979 (±162) renting households, 40.1% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Red Oak?

In Red Oak, the share of households that rent went from 35.6% in 2015–2019 to 40.1% in 2020–2024 (+4.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Red Oak?

A renting household in Red Oak has 2.3 people on average, against 2.1 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Red Oak?

The median renting household in Red Oak, IA has an income of $25,504 (±$7,650) a year, against $66,875 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 Red Oak city, Iowa (place:66135, 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.