What percentage of people rent in Rock Valley, IA?

Name: Renters and owners in Rock Valley, IA, 2020–2024
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48.9% (±9.7 points) of the occupied homes in Rock Valley, IA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 710 renting households against 742 that own their home.

In Rock Valley, the share of households that rent went from 21.8% in 2015–2019 to 48.9% in 2020–2024 (+27.1 percentage points), a measurable increase.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 48.9% (±9.7 points)
Renting households: 710 (±133)
Median renter income: $61,477 (±$33,606)

Who rents and who owns in Rock Valley

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Rock Valley	Sioux County	Iowa	United States
Renter-occupied share	48.9% (±9.7 points)	23.9% (±2.1 points)	28.3% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	710 (±133)	3,029 (±281)	372,311 (±3,635)	45,017,354
Owning households	742 (±185)	9,661 (±289)	943,396 (±5,414)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.9 (±0.5)	2.2 (±0.2)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.6 (±0.4)	2.8 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$61,477 (±$33,606)	$46,484 (±$9,629)	$43,297 (±$758)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$98,233 (±$27,791)	$100,191 (±$3,627)	$91,638 (±$512)	$100,009

In Rock Valley, the renter share is higher than in Sioux County (23.9%).

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

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

In Sioux County, Rock Valley ranks 1 of 13 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 12 of 943.

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

How renting in Rock Valley 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	21.8% (±8.1 points)	48.9% (±9.7 points)	+27.1 percentage points	Measurable increase
Median gross rent	$669 (±$101)	$1,142 (±$73)	+70.7%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$68,766 (±$9,592)	$76,250 (±$12,642)	+10.9%	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 Rock Valley

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Rock Valley
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Rock Valley	—	48.9% (±9.7 points)	—
Doon	6.0 mi	10.5% (±7.4 points)	Lower
Hull	7.9 mi	12.8% (±7.5 points)	Lower
Alvord	9.6 mi	3.0% (±4.5 points)	Lower
Hudson	9.8 mi	18.5% (±15.4 points)	Lower
Fairview	10 mi	5.4% (±9.3 points)	Lower
Inwood	10 mi	14.4% (±6.1 points)	Lower
Sioux Center	11 mi	25.0% (±7.3 points)	Lower
Fairview Township (Lincoln County)	12 mi	14.3% (±24.3 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Doon, IA (10.5%), Hull, IA (12.8%), Alvord, IA (3.0%).

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

Households that rent across Sioux County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Rock Valley	48.9% (±9.7 points)
2	Hawarden	35.0% (±9.7 points)
3	Orange City	33.1% (±5.8 points)
4	Sioux Center	25.0% (±7.3 points)
5	Hospers	20.3% (±9.2 points)
6	Granville	13.8% (±9.4 points)
7	Chatsworth	13.3% (±18.3 points)

Showing 7 of 13 places in Sioux 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 Rock Valley

How many renters are there in Rock Valley?

Rock Valley has an estimated 710 (±133) renting households, 48.9% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Rock Valley?

In Rock Valley, the share of households that rent went from 21.8% in 2015–2019 to 48.9% in 2020–2024 (+27.1 percentage points), a measurable increase.

How big are renting households in Rock Valley?

A renting household in Rock Valley has 2.9 people on average, against 2.6 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Rock Valley?

The median renting household in Rock Valley, IA has an income of $61,477 (±$33,606) a year, against $98,233 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 Rock Valley city, Iowa (place:68205, 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.