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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%−2.1 pts

02Iowa City, IAIA76,22953.5%−1.8 pts

03Coralville, IAIA23,96050.9%−11.2 pts

04Fairfield, IAIA9,22040.8%+0.3 pts

05Hiawatha, IAIA7,43239.0%+0.4 pts

06West Des Moines, IAIA74,22437.9%+0.1 pts

07Centerville, IAIA5,32737.6%+1.7 pts

08Oskaloosa, IAIA11,49336.5%+1.5 pts

09Decorah, IAIA7,41736.5%−1.5 pts

10Storm Lake, IAIA11,59036.1%−0.7 pts

11Cedar Falls, IAIA41,24035.7%−0.6 pts

12Osceola, IAIA5,67935.6%+3.3 pts

13Des Moines, IAIA212,08635.3%−2.7 pts

14Spencer, IAIA11,21835.1%−3.3 pts

15Council Bluffs, IAIA62,68035.0%+1.2 pts

16Denison, IAIA8,21435.0%−0.5 pts

17Grinnell, IAIA9,43034.8%−0.2 pts

18Perry, IAIA8,20834.8%+0.1 pts

19Davenport, IAIA100,35834.8%−4.0 pts

20Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,50034.4%+1.6 pts

21Indianola, IAIA16,82933.8%−2.7 pts

22Sioux City, IAIA86,35633.8%+0.8 pts

23Fort Dodge, IAIA24,83733.6%−1.7 pts

24Creston, IAIA7,33533.1%−3.1 pts

25Charles City, IAIA7,01333.0%+1.0 pts

26Tiffin, IAIA7,15633.0%−6.0 pts

27Waterloo, IAIA66,91932.9%−1.7 pts

28Maquoketa, IAIA6,02732.7%−1.2 pts

29Mason City, IAIA26,85332.6%−1.6 pts

30Dubuque, IAIA59,14832.5%−1.4 pts

31Knoxville, IAIA7,46932.5%−0.3 pts

32Pella, IAIA10,99232.1%+2.6 pts

33Winterset, IAIA5,52031.8%−0.9 pts

34Cherokee, IAIA5,12231.5%−0.7 pts

35Clarinda, IAIA5,27331.4%+1.5 pts

36Red Oak, IAIA5,38831.3%+0.6 pts

37Newton, IAIA15,74131.2%+1.1 pts

38Adel, IAIA7,09831.0%+1.1 pts

39Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,93531.0%−1.8 pts

40Glenwood, IAIA5,28730.8%−1.3 pts

41Iowa Falls, IAIA5,01330.7%+0.3 pts

42Clinton, IAIA24,04930.7%−0.9 pts

43DeWitt, IAIA5,70430.7%+0.3 pts

44Keokuk, IAIA9,51030.7%−1.8 pts

45Fort Madison, IAIA9,93530.4%+0.3 pts

46Anamosa, IAIA5,90130.4%−1.4 pts

47Webster City, IAIA7,81530.0%+1.9 pts

48Atlantic, IAIA6,67630.0%−1.1 pts

49Marshalltown, IAIA27,53629.9%−1.8 pts

50Carroll, IAIA10,08529.9%+0.4 pts

51Boone, IAIA12,47129.8%−2.2 pts

52Burlington, IAIA23,33629.8%−0.6 pts

53Sheldon, IAIA5,57529.7%+0.9 pts

54Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,32429.6%−6.8 pts

55Spirit Lake, IAIA5,52529.5%−0.1 pts

56Washington, IAIA7,26129.4%−3.4 pts

57North Liberty, IAIA21,97629.4%−1.2 pts

58Muscatine, IAIA23,16429.3%−2.3 pts

59Altoona, IAIA22,79629.1%−3.2 pts

60Nevada, IAIA6,97429.1%−2.3 pts

61Waverly, IAIA10,56129.1%−2.7 pts

62Manchester, IAIA5,35729.0%−0.3 pts

63Ottumwa, IAIA25,31928.5%+1.3 pts

64Vinton, IAIA5,00428.4%−2.2 pts

65Ankeny, IAIA77,83328.2%−7.2 pts

66Le Mars, IAIA10,76028.0%−1.0 pts

67Estherville, IAIA5,80727.9%−1.2 pts

68Independence, IAIA6,31227.3%−1.4 pts

69Oelwein, IAIA5,75727.1%+0.9 pts

70Algona, IAIA5,30926.3%−3.6 pts

71Johnston, IAIA25,06526.0%−10.3 pts

72Clear Lake, IAIA7,60125.2%−3.7 pts

73Clive, IAIA19,86123.8%−12.8 pts

74Sioux Center, IAIA8,86423.0%−0.9 pts

75Bettendorf, IAIA40,71022.7%−3.7 pts

76Urbandale, IAIA48,57022.4%−5.9 pts

77Eldridge, IAIA6,95422.1%−6.1 pts

78Marion, IAIA42,73221.7%−4.7 pts

79Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,23921.5%−1.6 pts

80Orange City, IAIA6,46820.1%−2.3 pts

81Windsor Heights, IAIA5,05919.4%−4.0 pts

82Grimes, IAIA17,40518.9%−8.2 pts

83Polk City, IAIA6,63018.3%−1.5 pts

84Norwalk, IAIA15,00416.8%−2.2 pts

85Waukee, IAIA34,89015.9%−6.8 pts

86Bondurant, IAIA9,64714.3%+0.1 pts

87Asbury, IAIA6,03512.8%−5.0 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS