What percentage of people rent in Sloan, IA?

Name: Renters and owners in Sloan, IA, 2020–2024
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32.6% (±12.4 points) of the occupied homes in Sloan, IA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 136 renting households against 281 that own their home.

In Sloan, the share of households that rent went from 25.4% in 2015–2019 to 32.6% in 2020–2024 (+7.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 32.6% (±12.4 points)
Renting households: 136 (±65)
Median renter income: $48,269 (±$32,682)

Who rents and who owns in Sloan

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Sloan	Woodbury County	Iowa	United States
Renter-occupied share	32.6% (±12.4 points)	31.8% (±1.7 points)	28.3% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	136 (±65)	12,945 (±697)	372,311 (±3,635)	45,017,354
Owning households	281 (±65)	27,754 (±719)	943,396 (±5,414)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.4 (±0.7)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.3)	2.6 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$48,269 (±$32,682)	$44,770 (±$4,539)	$43,297 (±$758)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$93,750 (±$25,454)	$90,865 (±$4,050)	$91,638 (±$512)	$100,009

In Sloan, the renter share is not measurably different from Woodbury County (31.8%).

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

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

In Woodbury County, Sloan ranks 3 of 15 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 127 of 943.

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

How renting in Sloan 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	25.4% (±7.4 points)	32.6% (±12.4 points)	+7.2 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$810 (±$178)	$755 (±$203)	−6.8%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$64,375 (±$13,751)	$68,125 (±$18,357)	+5.8%	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 Sloan

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Sloan
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Sloan	—	32.6% (±12.4 points)	—
Salix	6.4 mi	34.9% (±13.9 points)	Not measurably different
Hornick	6.6 mi	5.3% (±7.2 points)	Lower
Whiting	8.2 mi	35.0% (±10.5 points)	Not measurably different
Blackbird Township	9.1 mi	76.1% (±8.7 points)	Higher
Winnebago Township	11 mi	56.6% (±7.8 points)	Higher
Bronson	12 mi	4.8% (±4.6 points)	Lower
Anderson Township	12 mi	41.9% (±28.7 points)	Not measurably different
Winnebago	13 mi	68.8% (±10.7 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Hornick, IA (5.3%), Bronson, IA (4.8%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Blackbird Township, NE (76.1%), Winnebago Township, NE (56.6%), Winnebago, NE (68.8%).

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

Households that rent across Woodbury County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Salix	34.9% (±13.9 points)
2	Sioux City	34.7% (±2.0 points)
3	Sloan	32.6% (±12.4 points)
4	Cushing	30.2% (±14.8 points)
5	Sergeant Bluff	26.8% (±5.7 points)
6	Lawton	23.0% (±7.6 points)
7	Danbury	20.0% (±10.2 points)
8	Moville	19.7% (±6.3 points)
9	Pierson	17.0% (±9.2 points)

Showing 9 of 15 places in Woodbury 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 Sloan

How many renters are there in Sloan?

Sloan has an estimated 136 (±65) renting households, 32.6% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Sloan?

In Sloan, the share of households that rent went from 25.4% in 2015–2019 to 32.6% in 2020–2024 (+7.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Sloan?

A renting household in Sloan has 2.4 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Sloan?

The median renting household in Sloan, IA has an income of $48,269 (±$32,682) a year, against $93,750 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 Sloan city, Iowa (place:73605, 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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