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Highest homeownership rate, Iowa cities · 1990

Iowa cities with the highest share of owner-occupied housing units (1990 ACS). This list covers the 87 cities in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 87 is 68.2%.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPOWNER-OCCUPIEDVS –

01Bondurant, IAIA9,64785.8%–

02Asbury, IAIA6,03582.2%–

03Norwalk, IAIA15,00481.0%–

04Polk City, IAIA6,63080.2%–

05Orange City, IAIA6,46877.6%–

06Waukee, IAIA34,89077.3%–

07Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,23976.9%–

08Windsor Heights, IAIA5,05976.6%–

09Sioux Center, IAIA8,86476.1%–

10Oelwein, IAIA5,75773.8%–

11Bettendorf, IAIA40,71073.7%–

12Marion, IAIA42,73273.7%–

13Grimes, IAIA17,40572.9%–

14Ottumwa, IAIA25,31972.8%–

15Webster City, IAIA7,81571.9%–

16Eldridge, IAIA6,95471.8%–

17Urbandale, IAIA48,57071.7%–

18Independence, IAIA6,31271.3%–

19Sheldon, IAIA5,57571.2%–

20Clear Lake, IAIA7,60171.2%–

21Le Mars, IAIA10,76071.1%–

22Estherville, IAIA5,80770.9%–

23Manchester, IAIA5,35770.6%–

24Carroll, IAIA10,08570.5%–

25Pella, IAIA10,99270.4%–

26Spirit Lake, IAIA5,52570.4%–

27Adel, IAIA7,09870.0%–

28Algona, IAIA5,30970.0%–

29Clarinda, IAIA5,27370.0%–

30Newton, IAIA15,74170.0%–

31Fort Madison, IAIA9,93569.8%–

32Iowa Falls, IAIA5,01369.6%–

33Burlington, IAIA23,33669.6%–

34DeWitt, IAIA5,70469.6%–

35Vinton, IAIA5,00469.4%–

36North Liberty, IAIA21,97669.4%–

37Red Oak, IAIA5,38869.3%–

38Atlantic, IAIA6,67668.9%–

39Nevada, IAIA6,97468.6%–

40Clinton, IAIA24,04968.4%–

41Muscatine, IAIA23,16468.3%–

42Marshalltown, IAIA27,53668.3%–

43Waverly, IAIA10,56168.3%–

44Anamosa, IAIA5,90168.2%–

45Charles City, IAIA7,01368.1%–

46Boone, IAIA12,47168.0%–

47Glenwood, IAIA5,28767.9%–

48Cherokee, IAIA5,12267.8%–

49Altoona, IAIA22,79667.6%–

50Osceola, IAIA5,67967.6%–

51Keokuk, IAIA9,51067.6%–

52Winterset, IAIA5,52067.3%–

53Knoxville, IAIA7,46967.2%–

54Washington, IAIA7,26167.2%–

55Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,93567.2%–

56Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,50067.1%–

57Sioux City, IAIA86,35667.0%–

58Council Bluffs, IAIA62,68066.2%–

59Maquoketa, IAIA6,02766.1%–

60Dubuque, IAIA59,14866.1%–

61Mason City, IAIA26,85365.8%–

62Waterloo, IAIA66,91965.4%–

63Perry, IAIA8,20865.3%–

64Oskaloosa, IAIA11,49365.1%–

65Grinnell, IAIA9,43065.0%–

66Fort Dodge, IAIA24,83764.7%–

67Ankeny, IAIA77,83364.7%–

68Denison, IAIA8,21464.6%–

69Centerville, IAIA5,32764.1%–

70Creston, IAIA7,33563.8%–

71Cedar Falls, IAIA41,24063.7%–

72Johnston, IAIA25,06563.7%–

73Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,32463.5%–

74Indianola, IAIA16,82963.5%–

75Clive, IAIA19,86163.4%–

76Storm Lake, IAIA11,59063.2%–

77West Des Moines, IAIA74,22462.2%–

78Decorah, IAIA7,41762.1%–

79Des Moines, IAIA212,08662.0%–

80Spencer, IAIA11,21861.6%–

81Hiawatha, IAIA7,43261.4%–

82Davenport, IAIA100,35861.2%–

83Tiffin, IAIA7,15661.0%–

84Fairfield, IAIA9,22059.5%–

85Iowa City, IAIA76,22944.7%–

86Ames, IAIA68,22044.0%–

87Coralville, IAIA23,96037.9%–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS