What percentage of people rent in Underwood, IA?

Name: Renters and owners in Underwood, IA, 2020–2024
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16.5% (±6.9 points) of the occupied homes in Underwood, IA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 52 renting households against 263 that own their home.

In Underwood, the share of households that rent went from 20.5% in 2015–2019 to 16.5% in 2020–2024 (−4.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 16.5% (±6.9 points)
Renting households: 52 (±23)
Median renter income: $67,778 (±$49,920)

Who rents and who owns in Underwood

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Underwood	Pottawattamie County	Iowa	United States
Renter-occupied share	16.5% (±6.9 points)	30.1% (±1.5 points)	28.3% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	52 (±23)	11,331 (±593)	372,311 (±3,635)	45,017,354
Owning households	263 (±58)	26,311 (±588)	943,396 (±5,414)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.8 (±0.5)	2.1 (±0.1)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.1 (±0.6)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$67,778 (±$49,920)	$42,408 (±$3,093)	$43,297 (±$758)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$112,125 (±$21,132)	$89,949 (±$3,697)	$91,638 (±$512)	$100,009

In Underwood, the renter share is lower than in Pottawattamie County (30.1%).

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

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

In Pottawattamie County, Underwood ranks 9 of 14 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 590 of 943.

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

How renting in Underwood 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	20.5% (±6.9 points)	16.5% (±6.9 points)	−4.0 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$700 (±$47)	$1,063 (±$168)	+51.9%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$81,250 (±$7,991)	$105,341 (±$16,675)	+29.7%	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 Underwood

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Underwood
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Underwood	—	16.5% (±6.9 points)	—
McClelland	3.4 mi	8.2% (±10.1 points)	Not measurably different
Neola	5.9 mi	25.5% (±7.5 points)	Not measurably different
Crescent	9.2 mi	2.7% (±3.1 points)	Lower
Minden	9.5 mi	15.2% (±6.6 points)	Not measurably different
Treynor	11 mi	20.4% (±9.7 points)	Not measurably different
Council Bluffs	13 mi	36.9% (±1.8 points)	Higher
Carter Lake	14 mi	9.0% (±5.2 points)	Not measurably different
Shelby	15 mi	37.2% (±11.0 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Crescent, IA (2.7%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Council Bluffs, IA (36.9%), Shelby, IA (37.2%).

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

Households that rent across Pottawattamie County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
3	Avoca	32.0% (±7.6 points)
4	Walnut	27.7% (±10.1 points)
5	Macedonia	27.5% (±13.1 points)
6	Neola	25.5% (±7.5 points)
7	Treynor	20.4% (±9.7 points)
8	Carson	17.2% (±7.1 points)
9	Underwood	16.5% (±6.9 points)
10	Hancock	15.5% (±14.8 points)
11	Minden	15.2% (±6.6 points)
12	Carter Lake	9.0% (±5.2 points)
13	McClelland	8.2% (±10.1 points)
14	Crescent	2.7% (±3.1 points)

Showing 12 of 14 places in Pottawattamie 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 Underwood

How many renters are there in Underwood?

Underwood has an estimated 52 (±23) renting households, 16.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Underwood?

In Underwood, the share of households that rent went from 20.5% in 2015–2019 to 16.5% in 2020–2024 (−4.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Underwood?

A renting household in Underwood has 1.8 people on average, against 3.1 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Underwood?

The median renting household in Underwood, IA has an income of $67,778 (±$49,920) a year, against $112,125 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 Underwood city, Iowa (place:79500, 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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