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

Name: Rent burden in Stuart, IA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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36.1% (±15.4 points) of renting households in Stuart, IA spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

25.7% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 27.5% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 36.1% (±15.4 points)
Paying 35% or more: 25.7% (±12.3 points)
Median share of income: 27.5% (±2.3 points)

Rent as a share of income in Stuart

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Stuart	Guthrie County	Iowa	United States
Less than 15%	16.3% (±8.6 points)	29.6%	17.1%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	11.4% (±9.5 points)	7.8%	14.6%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	8.9% (±7.8 points)	12.8%	12.8%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	27.2% (±18.8 points)	6.7%	11.6%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	10.4% (±9.3 points)	9.1%	8.7%	9.2%
35% or more	25.7% (±12.3 points)	34.0%	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.

Stuart against Guthrie County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Stuart	Guthrie County	Iowa	United States
Paying 30% or more	36.1% (±15.4 points)	43.1% (±9.6 points)	43.9% (±0.8 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	25.7% (±12.3 points)	34.0% (±8.6 points)	35.2% (±0.6 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	27.5% (±2.3 points)	24.9% (±4.1 points)	27.4% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$27,721 (±$9,107)	$40,000 (±$11,354)	$43,297 (±$758)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$717 (±$334)	$845 (±$55)	$972 (±$6)	$1,413

In Stuart, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Guthrie County (43.1%).

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

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

In Guthrie County, Stuart ranks 6 of 9 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 431 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 Stuart

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Stuart
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Stuart	—	36.1% (±15.4 points)	—
Menlo	4.7 mi	11.8% (±65.3 points)	Not measurably different
Dexter	4.8 mi	59.3% (±29.7 points)	Not measurably different
Redfield	8.9 mi	14.9% (±20.1 points)	Not measurably different
Linden	10 mi	24.0% (±62.6 points)	Not measurably different
Earlham	10 mi	17.9% (±14.3 points)	Not measurably different
Casey	11 mi	63.6% (±26.4 points)	Not measurably different
Panora	13 mi	60.5% (±26.5 points)	Not measurably different
Greenfield	15 mi	42.5% (±13.5 points)	Not measurably different

None of the nearby places differs measurably from this one on this figure.

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 Guthrie County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Yale	75.9% (±44.7 points)
2	Bagley	65.2% (±47.6 points)
3	Casey	63.6% (±26.4 points)
4	Panora	60.5% (±26.5 points)
5	Guthrie Center	37.3% (±16.2 points)
6	Stuart	36.1% (±15.4 points)
7	Jamaica	34.4% (±26.0 points)
8	Bayard	29.4% (±52.0 points)
9	Menlo	11.8% (±65.3 points)

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 Stuart

Are renters in Stuart rent-burdened?

36.1% of renting households in Stuart 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 Stuart spend on rent?

The median renting household in Stuart, IA spends 27.5% (±2.3 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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