What percentage of people rent in Shell Rock, IA?

Name: Renters and owners in Shell Rock, IA, 2020–2024
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15.1% (±6.5 points) of the occupied homes in Shell Rock, IA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 91 renting households against 510 that own their home.

In Shell Rock, the share of households that rent went from 24.0% in 2015–2019 to 15.1% in 2020–2024 (−8.9 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 15.1% (±6.5 points)
Renting households: 91 (±43)
Median renter income: $40,972 (±$20,659)

Who rents and who owns in Shell Rock

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Shell Rock	Butler County	Iowa	United States
Renter-occupied share	15.1% (±6.5 points)	15.9% (±1.8 points)	28.3% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	91 (±43)	932 (±108)	372,311 (±3,635)	45,017,354
Owning households	510 (±67)	4,931 (±141)	943,396 (±5,414)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.7 (±0.9)	2.3 (±0.2)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.6 (±0.2)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$40,972 (±$20,659)	$40,160 (±$3,474)	$43,297 (±$758)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$83,214 (±$6,946)	$84,240 (±$4,124)	$91,638 (±$512)	$100,009

In Shell Rock, the renter share is not measurably different from Butler County (15.9%).

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

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

In Butler County, Shell Rock ranks 7 of 10 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 632 of 943.

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

How renting in Shell Rock 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	24.0% (±5.6 points)	15.1% (±6.5 points)	−8.9 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$548 (±$214)	$931 (±$369)	+69.9%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$57,750 (±$9,215)	$78,657 (±$8,035)	+36.2%	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 Shell Rock

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Shell Rock
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Shell Rock	—	15.1% (±6.5 points)	—
Waverly	5.7 mi	31.0% (±5.5 points)	Higher
Clarksville	6.4 mi	22.0% (±7.3 points)	Not measurably different
Janesville	7.6 mi	8.6% (±4.4 points)	Not measurably different
Plainfield	9.4 mi	12.9% (±8.6 points)	Not measurably different
New Hartford	10 mi	15.9% (±8.1 points)	Not measurably different
Allison	11 mi	27.8% (±9.1 points)	Higher
Denver	13 mi	17.6% (±7.3 points)	Not measurably different
Parkersburg	14 mi	14.1% (±5.3 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Waverly, IA (31.0%), Allison, IA (27.8%).

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

Households that rent across Butler County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Aredale	32.1% (±29.5 points)
2	Allison	27.8% (±9.1 points)
3	Greene	26.3% (±6.9 points)
4	Clarksville	22.0% (±7.3 points)
5	Aplington	16.8% (±6.4 points)
6	New Hartford	15.9% (±8.1 points)
7	Shell Rock	15.1% (±6.5 points)
8	Bristow	14.5% (±9.9 points)
9	Parkersburg	14.1% (±5.3 points)
10	Dumont	7.3% (±6.0 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 Shell Rock

How many renters are there in Shell Rock?

Shell Rock has an estimated 91 (±43) renting households, 15.1% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Shell Rock?

In Shell Rock, the share of households that rent went from 24.0% in 2015–2019 to 15.1% in 2020–2024 (−8.9 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Shell Rock?

A renting household in Shell Rock has 2.7 people on average, against 2.6 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Shell Rock?

The median renting household in Shell Rock, IA has an income of $40,972 (±$20,659) a year, against $83,214 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 Shell Rock city, Iowa (place:72435, 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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