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Highest renter share, Iowa cities · 2010

Iowa cities with the highest share of renter-occupied housing units (2023 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 2000

01Ames, IAIA68,22057.4%+6%

02Iowa City, IAIA76,22953.0%−1%

03Coralville, IAIA23,96044.6%−12%

04Centerville, IAIA5,32742.0%+12%

05Fairfield, IAIA9,22041.3%+1%

06Osceola, IAIA5,67939.8%+12%

07Council Bluffs, IAIA62,68038.8%+11%

08Storm Lake, IAIA11,59038.4%+6%

09Perry, IAIA8,20837.8%+9%

10West Des Moines, IAIA74,22437.8%−0%

11Oskaloosa, IAIA11,49337.7%+3%

12Des Moines, IAIA212,08637.2%+6%

13Davenport, IAIA100,35836.8%+6%

14Denison, IAIA8,21436.3%+4%

15Sioux City, IAIA86,35636.3%+7%

16Hiawatha, IAIA7,43236.2%−7%

17Charles City, IAIA7,01336.0%+9%

18Cedar Falls, IAIA41,24035.9%+1%

19Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,50035.8%+4%

20Grinnell, IAIA9,43035.5%+2%

21Keokuk, IAIA9,51035.0%+14%

22Decorah, IAIA7,41734.9%−4%

23Creston, IAIA7,33534.8%+5%

24Red Oak, IAIA5,38834.8%+11%

25Knoxville, IAIA7,46934.8%+7%

26Maquoketa, IAIA6,02734.8%+6%

27Waterloo, IAIA66,91934.5%+5%

28Fort Dodge, IAIA24,83734.5%+3%

29Sheldon, IAIA5,57534.4%+16%

30Dubuque, IAIA59,14834.3%+5%

31Spencer, IAIA11,21834.3%−2%

32Newton, IAIA15,74134.0%+9%

33Winterset, IAIA5,52033.8%+6%

34Atlantic, IAIA6,67633.7%+12%

35Pella, IAIA10,99233.6%+5%

36Clinton, IAIA24,04933.0%+7%

37Mason City, IAIA26,85332.8%+1%

38Anamosa, IAIA5,90132.6%+7%

39Washington, IAIA7,26132.6%+11%

40Indianola, IAIA16,82932.6%−4%

41Iowa Falls, IAIA5,01332.5%+6%

42Burlington, IAIA23,33632.4%+9%

43Ottumwa, IAIA25,31932.0%+12%

44Marshalltown, IAIA27,53631.9%+6%

45Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,93531.8%+3%

46Webster City, IAIA7,81531.8%+6%

47Clarinda, IAIA5,27331.6%+0%

48Muscatine, IAIA23,16431.5%+7%

49Fort Madison, IAIA9,93531.3%+3%

50Carroll, IAIA10,08531.2%+4%

51Adel, IAIA7,09831.1%+0%

52Boone, IAIA12,47130.8%+3%

53Spirit Lake, IAIA5,52530.8%+4%

54Glenwood, IAIA5,28730.6%−0%

55Vinton, IAIA5,00430.5%+7%

56Oelwein, IAIA5,75730.3%+12%

57Cherokee, IAIA5,12230.1%−4%

58Le Mars, IAIA10,76029.8%+6%

59Manchester, IAIA5,35729.5%+2%

60DeWitt, IAIA5,70429.3%−4%

61Tiffin, IAIA7,15628.7%−13%

62Nevada, IAIA6,97428.7%−1%

63Independence, IAIA6,31228.6%+5%

64Clear Lake, IAIA7,60128.6%+14%

65Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,23928.0%+31%

66Algona, IAIA5,30927.7%+5%

67Estherville, IAIA5,80727.7%−1%

68Waverly, IAIA10,56127.3%−6%

69North Liberty, IAIA21,97626.6%−10%

70Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,32425.8%−13%

71Altoona, IAIA22,79624.9%−14%

72Sioux Center, IAIA8,86424.7%+7%

73Windsor Heights, IAIA5,05924.3%+26%

74Marion, IAIA42,73224.2%+12%

75Bettendorf, IAIA40,71023.0%+1%

76Eldridge, IAIA6,95422.4%+1%

77Johnston, IAIA25,06522.2%−14%

78Ankeny, IAIA77,83322.2%−21%

79Clive, IAIA19,86121.8%−9%

80Urbandale, IAIA48,57021.6%−4%

81Norwalk, IAIA15,00420.4%+22%

82Orange City, IAIA6,46819.7%−2%

83Waukee, IAIA34,89016.7%+5%

84Polk City, IAIA6,63016.7%−9%

85Bondurant, IAIA9,64716.2%+13%

86Grimes, IAIA17,40515.4%−18%

87Asbury, IAIA6,03511.9%−7%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES