What percentage of people rent in State Center, IA?

Name: Renters and owners in State Center, IA, 2020–2024
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17.7% (±7.8 points) of the occupied homes in State Center, IA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 103 renting households against 480 that own their home.

In State Center, the share of households that rent went from 27.7% in 2015–2019 to 17.7% in 2020–2024 (−10.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 17.7% (±7.8 points)
Renting households: 103 (±53)

Who rents and who owns in State Center

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	State Center	Marshall County	Iowa	United States
Renter-occupied share	17.7% (±7.8 points)	25.0% (±2.3 points)	28.3% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	103 (±53)	3,874 (±387)	372,311 (±3,635)	45,017,354
Owning households	480 (±88)	11,622 (±375)	943,396 (±5,414)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.2 (±0.7)	2.3 (±0.2)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.3)	2.6 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$55,159 (±$7,062)	$43,297 (±$758)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$85,000 (±$24,243)	$84,426 (±$3,593)	$91,638 (±$512)	$100,009

In State Center, the renter share is not measurably different from Marshall County (25.0%).

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

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

In Marshall County, State Center ranks 5 of 13 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 540 of 943.

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

How renting in State 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	27.7% (±7.2 points)	17.7% (±7.8 points)	−10.0 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$613 (±$134)	$766 (±$232)	+25.0%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$63,375 (±$8,763)	$83,942 (±$25,823)	+32.5%	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 State Center

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with State Center
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
State Center	—	17.7% (±7.8 points)	—
Melbourne	6.0 mi	24.4% (±8.6 points)	Not measurably different
Rhodes	6.1 mi	17.8% (±10.3 points)	Not measurably different
Clemons	6.9 mi	14.0% (±19.1 points)	Not measurably different
St. Anthony	7.7 mi	16.3% (±20.7 points)	Not measurably different
Colo	7.9 mi	16.7% (±5.3 points)	Not measurably different
Collins	11 mi	24.8% (±11.4 points)	Not measurably different
Albion	11 mi	10.3% (±8.2 points)	Not measurably different
Haverhill	12 mi	3.5% (±5.0 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Haverhill, IA (3.5%).

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

Households that rent across Marshall County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Marshalltown	31.2% (±3.3 points)
2	Melbourne	24.4% (±8.6 points)
3	Laurel	20.6% (±10.1 points)
4	Rhodes	17.8% (±10.3 points)
5	State Center	17.7% (±7.8 points)
6	Ferguson	17.5% (±14.3 points)
7	St. Anthony	16.3% (±20.7 points)
8	Gilman	14.2% (±7.6 points)
9	Clemons	14.0% (±19.1 points)
10	Liscomb	11.2% (±7.9 points)
11	Albion	10.3% (±8.2 points)

Showing 11 of 13 places in Marshall 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 State Center

How many renters are there in State Center?

State Center has an estimated 103 (±53) renting households, 17.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in State Center?

In State Center, the share of households that rent went from 27.7% in 2015–2019 to 17.7% in 2020–2024 (−10.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in State Center?

A renting household in State Center has 2.2 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned 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 State Center city, Iowa (place:75135, 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.