How many renters in Sigourney, IA pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

Name: Rent burden in Sigourney, IA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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48.8% (±21.0 points) of renting households in Sigourney, IA spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

33.9% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 26.3% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 48.8% (±21.0 points)
Paying 35% or more: 33.9% (±15.8 points)
Median share of income: 26.3% (±11.2 points)

Rent as a share of income in Sigourney

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Sigourney	Keokuk County	Iowa	United States
Less than 15%	19.8% (±13.7 points)	19.1%	17.1%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	12.8% (±13.3 points)	18.8%	14.6%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	16.9% (±12.4 points)	12.8%	12.8%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	1.7% (±3.0 points)	11.5%	11.6%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	14.9% (±13.8 points)	10.3%	8.7%	9.2%
35% or more	33.9% (±15.8 points)	27.5%	35.2%	41.9%

Households whose income could not be measured against their rent (for example, those reporting no income) are left out of these shares, as the Census Bureau leaves them out.

Sigourney against Keokuk County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Sigourney	Keokuk County	Iowa	United States
Paying 30% or more	48.8% (±21.0 points)	37.8% (±10.2 points)	43.9% (±0.8 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	33.9% (±15.8 points)	27.5% (±8.6 points)	35.2% (±0.6 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	26.3% (±11.2 points)	24.7% (±3.8 points)	27.4% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$32,000 (±$28,716)	$37,586 (±$5,520)	$43,297 (±$758)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$883 (±$214)	$828 (±$62)	$972 (±$6)	$1,413

In Sigourney, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Keokuk County (37.8%).

It is not measurably different from Iowa (43.9%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (51.1%).

In Keokuk County, Sigourney ranks 4 of 14 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 250 of 895.

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

Renters paying 30% or more of income in places near Sigourney

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Sigourney
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Sigourney	—	48.8% (±21.0 points)	—
Hayesville	5.3 mi	100.0% (±141.4 points)	Not measurably different
Delta	6.6 mi	22.7% (±32.0 points)	Not measurably different
Webster	7.4 mi	100.0% (±70.7 points)	Not measurably different
Harper	8.2 mi	40.0% (±111.6 points)	Not measurably different
Keswick	8.5 mi	31.3% (±70.4 points)	Not measurably different
What Cheer	9.1 mi	17.9% (±11.8 points)	Lower
South English	10 mi	0.0% (±116.4 points)	Not measurably different
Ollie	11 mi	0.0% (±141.4 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: What Cheer, IA (17.9%).

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

Renters paying 30% or more of income across Keokuk County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1 (tie)	Hayesville	100.0% (±141.4 points)
1 (tie)	Webster	100.0% (±70.7 points)
3	Gibson	57.1% (±113.4 points)
4	Sigourney	48.8% (±21.0 points)
5	Hedrick	48.6% (±25.1 points)
6	Richland	48.1% (±37.5 points)
7	Harper	40.0% (±111.6 points)
8	Martinsburg	33.3% (±114.4 points)
9	Keswick	31.3% (±70.4 points)
10	Keota	26.4% (±24.0 points)

Showing 10 of 14 places in Keokuk County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Sigourney

Are renters in Sigourney rent-burdened?

48.8% of renting households in Sigourney pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What share of income do renters in Sigourney spend on rent?

The median renting household in Sigourney, IA spends 26.3% (±11.2 points) of its household income on gross rent.

Sources

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DP04_0136E, DP04_0136M, DP04_0137PE, DP04_0137PM, DP04_0138PE, DP04_0138PM, DP04_0139PE, DP04_0139PM, DP04_0140PE, DP04_0140PM, DP04_0141PE, DP04_0141PM, DP04_0142PE, DP04_0142PM, B25071_001E, B25071_001M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M

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