What percentage of people rent in Sac City, IA?

Name: Renters and owners in Sac City, IA, 2020–2024
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34.4% (±8.0 points) of the occupied homes in Sac City, IA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 326 renting households against 621 that own their home.

In Sac City, the share of households that rent went from 28.2% in 2015–2019 to 34.4% in 2020–2024 (+6.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 34.4% (±8.0 points)
Renting households: 326 (±92)
Median renter income: $19,773 (±$5,472)

Who rents and who owns in Sac City

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Sac City	Sac County	Iowa	United States
Renter-occupied share	34.4% (±8.0 points)	22.0% (±3.1 points)	28.3% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	326 (±92)	946 (±139)	372,311 (±3,635)	45,017,354
Owning households	621 (±89)	3,356 (±139)	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	2.1 (±0.2)	2.3 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$19,773 (±$5,472)	$50,000 (±$14,319)	$43,297 (±$758)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$86,563 (±$13,304)	$82,172 (±$5,291)	$91,638 (±$512)	$100,009

In Sac City, the renter share is higher than in Sac County (22.0%).

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

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

In Sac County, Sac City ranks 3 of 9 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 101 of 943.

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

How renting in Sac City 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	28.2% (±6.1 points)	34.4% (±8.0 points)	+6.2 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$648 (±$96)	$669 (±$261)	+3.2%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$49,744 (±$3,319)	$57,139 (±$15,225)	+14.9%	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 Sac City

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Sac City
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Sac City	—	34.4% (±8.0 points)	—
Lytton	7.0 mi	22.4% (±13.9 points)	Not measurably different
Nemaha	7.9 mi	37.5% (±27.2 points)	Not measurably different
Early	8.4 mi	31.3% (±10.0 points)	Not measurably different
Lake View	8.5 mi	14.9% (±5.2 points)	Lower
Yetter	11 mi	0.0% (±86.7 points)	Not measurably different
Wall Lake	12 mi	15.4% (±8.6 points)	Lower
Newell	13 mi	27.5% (±11.7 points)	Not measurably different
Auburn	13 mi	37.9% (±13.4 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Lake View, IA (14.9%), Wall Lake, IA (15.4%).

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

Households that rent across Sac County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Auburn	37.9% (±13.4 points)
2	Nemaha	37.5% (±27.2 points)
3	Sac City	34.4% (±8.0 points)
4	Early	31.3% (±10.0 points)
5	Odebolt	22.5% (±8.3 points)
6	Lytton	22.4% (±13.9 points)
7	Wall Lake	15.4% (±8.6 points)
8	Lake View	14.9% (±5.2 points)
9	Schaller	13.8% (±6.6 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 Sac City

How many renters are there in Sac City?

Sac City has an estimated 326 (±92) renting households, 34.4% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Sac City?

In Sac City, the share of households that rent went from 28.2% in 2015–2019 to 34.4% in 2020–2024 (+6.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Sac City?

A renting household in Sac City has 1.5 people on average, against 2.1 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Sac City?

The median renting household in Sac City, IA has an income of $19,773 (±$5,472) a year, against $86,563 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 Sac City city, Iowa (place:69645, 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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