What percentage of people rent in West Bend, IA?

Name: Renters and owners in West Bend, IA, 2020–2024
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15.3% (±6.5 points) of the occupied homes in West Bend, IA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 49 renting households against 271 that own their home.

In West Bend, the share of households that rent went from 22.0% in 2015–2019 to 15.3% in 2020–2024 (−6.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 15.3% (±6.5 points)
Renting households: 49 (±23)
Median renter income: $31,125 (±$8,581)

Who rents and who owns in West Bend

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	West Bend	Palo Alto County	Iowa	United States
Renter-occupied share	15.3% (±6.5 points)	22.9% (±3.4 points)	28.3% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	49 (±23)	867 (±138)	372,311 (±3,635)	45,017,354
Owning households	271 (±42)	2,915 (±142)	943,396 (±5,414)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.2 (±0.7)	1.6 (±0.2)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.6 (±0.5)	2.5 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$31,125 (±$8,581)	$33,839 (±$5,860)	$43,297 (±$758)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$89,432 (±$4,876)	$88,496 (±$6,430)	$91,638 (±$512)	$100,009

In West Bend, the renter share is lower than in Palo Alto County (22.9%).

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

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

In Palo Alto County, West Bend ranks 7 of 9 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 625 of 943.

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

How renting in West Bend 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	22.0% (±6.9 points)	15.3% (±6.5 points)	−6.7 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$575 (±$199)	$538 (±$99)	−6.4%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$44,091 (±$11,558)	$86,154 (±$19,772)	+95.4%	Up 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 West Bend

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with West Bend
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
West Bend	—	15.3% (±6.5 points)	—
Ottosen	5.6 mi	12.5% (±18.7 points)	Not measurably different
Rodman	6.2 mi	0.0% (±63.1 points)	Not measurably different
Whittemore	7.2 mi	13.3% (±7.6 points)	Not measurably different
Bode	10 mi	25.2% (±10.1 points)	Not measurably different
Cylinder	10 mi	17.9% (±18.1 points)	Not measurably different
Plover	11 mi	17.9% (±25.2 points)	Not measurably different
Bradgate	11 mi	2.1% (±5.3 points)	Lower
Rolfe	11 mi	16.2% (±8.6 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Bradgate, IA (2.1%).

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

Households that rent across Palo Alto County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Emmetsburg	30.6% (±5.8 points)
2	Ruthven	21.6% (±8.6 points)
3	Graettinger	19.8% (±6.8 points)
4	Mallard	18.4% (±11.8 points)
5	Cylinder	17.9% (±18.1 points)
6	Ayrshire	15.9% (±11.9 points)
7	West Bend	15.3% (±6.5 points)
8	Curlew	10.3% (±13.7 points)
9	Rodman	0.0% (±63.1 points)

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 West Bend

How many renters are there in West Bend?

West Bend has an estimated 49 (±23) renting households, 15.3% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in West Bend?

In West Bend, the share of households that rent went from 22.0% in 2015–2019 to 15.3% in 2020–2024 (−6.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in West Bend?

A renting household in West Bend has 2.2 people on average, against 2.6 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in West Bend?

The median renting household in West Bend, IA has an income of $31,125 (±$8,581) a year, against $89,432 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 West Bend city, Iowa (place:83550, 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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