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Highest renter share, Iowa cities · 2000

Iowa cities with the highest share of renter-occupied housing units (2000 ACS). This list covers the 87 cities in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRENTER-OCCUPIEDVS 1990

01Ames, IAIA68,22053.9%−4%

02Iowa City, IAIA76,22953.5%−3%

03Coralville, IAIA23,96050.9%−18%

04Fairfield, IAIA9,22040.8%+1%

05Hiawatha, IAIA7,43239.0%+1%

06West Des Moines, IAIA74,22437.9%+0%

07Centerville, IAIA5,32737.6%+5%

08Oskaloosa, IAIA11,49336.5%+4%

09Decorah, IAIA7,41736.5%−4%

10Storm Lake, IAIA11,59036.1%−2%

11Cedar Falls, IAIA41,24035.7%−2%

12Osceola, IAIA5,67935.6%+10%

13Des Moines, IAIA212,08635.3%−7%

14Spencer, IAIA11,21835.1%−9%

15Council Bluffs, IAIA62,68035.0%+3%

16Denison, IAIA8,21435.0%−1%

17Grinnell, IAIA9,43034.8%−0%

18Perry, IAIA8,20834.8%+0%

19Davenport, IAIA100,35834.8%−10%

20Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,50034.4%+5%

21Indianola, IAIA16,82933.8%−7%

22Sioux City, IAIA86,35633.8%+2%

23Fort Dodge, IAIA24,83733.6%−5%

24Creston, IAIA7,33533.1%−9%

25Charles City, IAIA7,01333.0%+3%

26Tiffin, IAIA7,15633.0%−15%

27Waterloo, IAIA66,91932.9%−5%

28Maquoketa, IAIA6,02732.7%−3%

29Mason City, IAIA26,85332.6%−5%

30Dubuque, IAIA59,14832.5%−4%

31Knoxville, IAIA7,46932.5%−1%

32Pella, IAIA10,99232.1%+9%

33Winterset, IAIA5,52031.8%−3%

34Cherokee, IAIA5,12231.5%−2%

35Clarinda, IAIA5,27331.4%+5%

36Red Oak, IAIA5,38831.3%+2%

37Newton, IAIA15,74131.2%+4%

38Adel, IAIA7,09831.0%+4%

39Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,93531.0%−6%

40Glenwood, IAIA5,28730.8%−4%

41Iowa Falls, IAIA5,01330.7%+1%

42Clinton, IAIA24,04930.7%−3%

43DeWitt, IAIA5,70430.7%+1%

44Keokuk, IAIA9,51030.7%−5%

45Fort Madison, IAIA9,93530.4%+1%

46Anamosa, IAIA5,90130.4%−4%

47Webster City, IAIA7,81530.0%+7%

48Atlantic, IAIA6,67630.0%−4%

49Marshalltown, IAIA27,53629.9%−6%

50Carroll, IAIA10,08529.9%+1%

51Boone, IAIA12,47129.8%−7%

52Burlington, IAIA23,33629.8%−2%

53Sheldon, IAIA5,57529.7%+3%

54Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,32429.6%−19%

55Spirit Lake, IAIA5,52529.5%−0%

56Washington, IAIA7,26129.4%−10%

57North Liberty, IAIA21,97629.4%−4%

58Muscatine, IAIA23,16429.3%−7%

59Altoona, IAIA22,79629.1%−10%

60Nevada, IAIA6,97429.1%−7%

61Waverly, IAIA10,56129.1%−8%

62Manchester, IAIA5,35729.0%−1%

63Ottumwa, IAIA25,31928.5%+5%

64Vinton, IAIA5,00428.4%−7%

65Ankeny, IAIA77,83328.2%−20%

66Le Mars, IAIA10,76028.0%−3%

67Estherville, IAIA5,80727.9%−4%

68Independence, IAIA6,31227.3%−5%

69Oelwein, IAIA5,75727.1%+3%

70Algona, IAIA5,30926.3%−12%

71Johnston, IAIA25,06526.0%−28%

72Clear Lake, IAIA7,60125.2%−13%

73Clive, IAIA19,86123.8%−35%

74Sioux Center, IAIA8,86423.0%−4%

75Bettendorf, IAIA40,71022.7%−14%

76Urbandale, IAIA48,57022.4%−21%

77Eldridge, IAIA6,95422.1%−22%

78Marion, IAIA42,73221.7%−18%

79Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,23921.5%−7%

80Orange City, IAIA6,46820.1%−10%

81Windsor Heights, IAIA5,05919.4%−17%

82Grimes, IAIA17,40518.9%−30%

83Polk City, IAIA6,63018.3%−8%

84Norwalk, IAIA15,00416.8%−12%

85Waukee, IAIA34,89015.9%−30%

86Bondurant, IAIA9,64714.3%+1%

87Asbury, IAIA6,03512.8%−28%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS