What percentage of people rent in Sioux Center, IA?

Name: Renters and owners in Sioux Center, IA, 2020–2024
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25.0% (±7.3 points) of the occupied homes in Sioux Center, IA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 719 renting households against 2,152 that own their home.

In Sioux Center, the share of households that rent went from 26.5% in 2015–2019 to 25.0% in 2020–2024 (−1.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 25.0% (±7.3 points)
Renting households: 719 (±240)
Median renter income: $33,843 (±$12,392)

Who rents and who owns in Sioux Center

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Sioux Center	Sioux County	Iowa	United States
Renter-occupied share	25.0% (±7.3 points)	23.9% (±2.1 points)	28.3% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	719 (±240)	3,029 (±281)	372,311 (±3,635)	45,017,354
Owning households	2,152 (±196)	9,661 (±289)	943,396 (±5,414)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.7 (±0.5)	2.2 (±0.2)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.9 (±0.2)	2.8 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$33,843 (±$12,392)	$46,484 (±$9,629)	$43,297 (±$758)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$104,770 (±$9,937)	$100,191 (±$3,627)	$91,638 (±$512)	$100,009

In Sioux Center, the renter share is not measurably different from Sioux County (23.9%).

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

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

In Sioux County, Sioux Center ranks 4 of 13 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 304 of 943.

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

How renting in Sioux Center 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	26.5% (±4.7 points)	25.0% (±7.3 points)	−1.5 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median household income	$74,313 (±$5,899)	$92,983 (±$19,300)	+25.1%	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 Sioux Center

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Sioux Center
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Sioux Center	—	25.0% (±7.3 points)	—
Maurice	7.5 mi	4.7% (±8.1 points)	Lower
Orange City	7.7 mi	33.1% (±5.8 points)	Not measurably different
Hull	8.1 mi	12.8% (±7.5 points)	Lower
Alton	10 mi	12.2% (±6.1 points)	Lower
Ireton	10 mi	12.3% (±9.2 points)	Lower
Rock Valley	11 mi	48.9% (±9.7 points)	Higher
Boyden	12 mi	11.9% (±7.8 points)	Lower
Struble	13 mi	6.1% (±12.8 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Maurice, IA (4.7%), Hull, IA (12.8%), Alton, IA (12.2%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Rock Valley, IA (48.9%).

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)
8	Hull	12.8% (±7.5 points)
9	Ireton	12.3% (±9.2 points)
10	Alton	12.2% (±6.1 points)

Showing 10 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 Sioux Center

How many renters are there in Sioux Center?

Sioux Center has an estimated 719 (±240) renting households, 25.0% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Sioux Center?

In Sioux Center, the share of households that rent went from 26.5% in 2015–2019 to 25.0% in 2020–2024 (−1.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Sioux Center?

A renting household in Sioux Center has 1.7 people on average, against 2.9 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Sioux Center?

The median renting household in Sioux Center, IA has an income of $33,843 (±$12,392) a year, against $104,770 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 Sioux Center city, Iowa (place:73290, 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.