What percentage of people rent in Windsor Heights, IA?

Name: Renters and owners in Windsor Heights, IA, 2020–2024
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21.3% (±8.7 points) of the occupied homes in Windsor Heights, IA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 475 renting households against 1,754 that own their home.

In Windsor Heights, the share of households that rent went from 22.3% in 2015–2019 to 21.3% in 2020–2024 (−1.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 21.3% (±8.7 points)
Renting households: 475 (±183)
Median renter income: $46,797 (±$13,405)

Who rents and who owns in Windsor Heights

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Windsor Heights	Polk County	Iowa	United States
Renter-occupied share	21.3% (±8.7 points)	32.6% (±0.8 points)	28.3% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	475 (±183)	67,049 (±1,779)	372,311 (±3,635)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,754 (±289)	138,309 (±1,741)	943,396 (±5,414)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.5 (±0.7)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.2 (±0.2)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$46,797 (±$13,405)	$49,375 (±$1,747)	$43,297 (±$758)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$112,813 (±$26,010)	$106,164 (±$1,963)	$91,638 (±$512)	$100,009

In Windsor Heights, the renter share is lower than in Polk County (32.6%).

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

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

In Polk County, Windsor Heights ranks 11 of 17 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 429 of 943.

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

How renting in Windsor Heights 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	22.3% (±6.5 points)	21.3% (±8.7 points)	−1.0 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,019 (±$104)	$1,498 (±$339)	+47.0%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$64,230 (±$7,306)	$91,707 (±$19,396)	+42.8%	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 Windsor Heights

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Windsor Heights
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Windsor Heights	—	21.3% (±8.7 points)	—
Urbandale	4.1 mi	21.9% (±2.5 points)	Not measurably different
Clive	4.4 mi	24.6% (±3.4 points)	Not measurably different
West Des Moines	5.2 mi	42.6% (±2.3 points)	Higher
Des Moines	5.7 mi	39.5% (±1.1 points)	Higher
Johnston	6.1 mi	29.2% (±3.4 points)	Not measurably different
Grimes	6.8 mi	29.1% (±5.6 points)	Not measurably different
Saylorville	6.9 mi	6.3% (±6.1 points)	Lower
Norwalk	8.4 mi	17.5% (±4.8 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Saylorville, IA (6.3%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: West Des Moines, IA (42.6%), Des Moines, IA (39.5%).

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

Households that rent across Polk County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
5	Grimes	29.1% (±5.6 points)
6	Ankeny	28.7% (±2.6 points)
7	Clive	24.6% (±3.4 points)
8	Urbandale	21.9% (±2.5 points)
9 (tie)	Mitchellville	21.6% (±6.7 points)
9 (tie)	Pleasant Hill	21.6% (±5.2 points)
11	Windsor Heights	21.3% (±8.7 points)
12	Elkhart	18.9% (±8.9 points)
13	Runnells	14.4% (±8.7 points)
14	Polk City	10.9% (±6.3 points)
15	Bondurant	9.0% (±4.2 points)
16	Saylorville	6.3% (±6.1 points)
17	Alleman	0.0% (±13.6 points)

Showing 13 of 17 places in Polk 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 Windsor Heights

How many renters are there in Windsor Heights?

Windsor Heights has an estimated 475 (±183) renting households, 21.3% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Windsor Heights?

In Windsor Heights, the share of households that rent went from 22.3% in 2015–2019 to 21.3% in 2020–2024 (−1.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Windsor Heights?

A renting household in Windsor Heights has 2.5 people on average, against 2.2 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Windsor Heights?

The median renting household in Windsor Heights, IA has an income of $46,797 (±$13,405) a year, against $112,813 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 Windsor Heights city, Iowa (place:86250, 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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