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Highest renter share, Iowa cities · 2010

Iowa cities with the highest share of renter-occupied housing units (2010 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%+3.5 pts

02Iowa City, IAIA76,22953.0%−0.6 pts

03Coralville, IAIA23,96044.6%−6.4 pts

04Centerville, IAIA5,32742.0%+4.5 pts

05Fairfield, IAIA9,22041.3%+0.4 pts

06Osceola, IAIA5,67939.8%+4.1 pts

07Council Bluffs, IAIA62,68038.8%+3.9 pts

08Storm Lake, IAIA11,59038.4%+2.3 pts

09Perry, IAIA8,20837.8%+3.0 pts

10West Des Moines, IAIA74,22437.8%−0.1 pts

11Oskaloosa, IAIA11,49337.7%+1.3 pts

12Des Moines, IAIA212,08637.2%+2.0 pts

13Davenport, IAIA100,35836.8%+2.0 pts

14Denison, IAIA8,21436.3%+1.3 pts

15Sioux City, IAIA86,35636.3%+2.5 pts

16Hiawatha, IAIA7,43236.2%−2.8 pts

17Charles City, IAIA7,01336.0%+3.1 pts

18Cedar Falls, IAIA41,24035.9%+0.3 pts

19Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,50035.8%+1.4 pts

20Grinnell, IAIA9,43035.5%+0.7 pts

21Keokuk, IAIA9,51035.0%+4.3 pts

22Decorah, IAIA7,41734.9%−1.6 pts

23Creston, IAIA7,33534.8%+1.8 pts

24Red Oak, IAIA5,38834.8%+3.6 pts

25Knoxville, IAIA7,46934.8%+2.3 pts

26Maquoketa, IAIA6,02734.8%+2.1 pts

27Waterloo, IAIA66,91934.5%+1.6 pts

28Fort Dodge, IAIA24,83734.5%+0.9 pts

29Sheldon, IAIA5,57534.4%+4.7 pts

30Dubuque, IAIA59,14834.3%+1.8 pts

31Spencer, IAIA11,21834.3%−0.8 pts

32Newton, IAIA15,74134.0%+2.8 pts

33Winterset, IAIA5,52033.8%+2.0 pts

34Atlantic, IAIA6,67633.7%+3.7 pts

35Pella, IAIA10,99233.6%+1.5 pts

36Clinton, IAIA24,04933.0%+2.3 pts

37Mason City, IAIA26,85332.8%+0.2 pts

38Anamosa, IAIA5,90132.6%+2.2 pts

39Washington, IAIA7,26132.6%+3.2 pts

40Indianola, IAIA16,82932.6%−1.2 pts

41Iowa Falls, IAIA5,01332.5%+1.7 pts

42Burlington, IAIA23,33632.4%+2.6 pts

43Ottumwa, IAIA25,31932.0%+3.5 pts

44Marshalltown, IAIA27,53631.9%+1.9 pts

45Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,93531.8%+0.8 pts

46Webster City, IAIA7,81531.8%+1.8 pts

47Clarinda, IAIA5,27331.6%+0.2 pts

48Muscatine, IAIA23,16431.5%+2.1 pts

49Fort Madison, IAIA9,93531.3%+0.8 pts

50Carroll, IAIA10,08531.2%+1.3 pts

51Adel, IAIA7,09831.1%+0.1 pts

52Boone, IAIA12,47130.8%+1.0 pts

53Spirit Lake, IAIA5,52530.8%+1.3 pts

54Glenwood, IAIA5,28730.6%−0.1 pts

55Vinton, IAIA5,00430.5%+2.1 pts

56Oelwein, IAIA5,75730.3%+3.3 pts

57Cherokee, IAIA5,12230.1%−1.4 pts

58Le Mars, IAIA10,76029.8%+1.8 pts

59Manchester, IAIA5,35729.5%+0.4 pts

60DeWitt, IAIA5,70429.3%−1.4 pts

61Tiffin, IAIA7,15628.7%−4.2 pts

62Nevada, IAIA6,97428.7%−0.4 pts

63Independence, IAIA6,31228.6%+1.4 pts

64Clear Lake, IAIA7,60128.6%+3.4 pts

65Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,23928.0%+6.6 pts

66Algona, IAIA5,30927.7%+1.4 pts

67Estherville, IAIA5,80727.7%−0.3 pts

68Waverly, IAIA10,56127.3%−1.8 pts

69North Liberty, IAIA21,97626.6%−2.8 pts

70Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,32425.8%−3.8 pts

71Altoona, IAIA22,79624.9%−4.2 pts

72Sioux Center, IAIA8,86424.7%+1.7 pts

73Windsor Heights, IAIA5,05924.3%+4.9 pts

74Marion, IAIA42,73224.2%+2.5 pts

75Bettendorf, IAIA40,71023.0%+0.3 pts

76Eldridge, IAIA6,95422.4%+0.3 pts

77Johnston, IAIA25,06522.2%−3.7 pts

78Ankeny, IAIA77,83322.2%−6.0 pts

79Clive, IAIA19,86121.8%−2.0 pts

80Urbandale, IAIA48,57021.6%−0.8 pts

81Norwalk, IAIA15,00420.4%+3.6 pts

82Orange City, IAIA6,46819.7%−0.3 pts

83Waukee, IAIA34,89016.7%+0.8 pts

84Polk City, IAIA6,63016.7%−1.6 pts

85Bondurant, IAIA9,64716.2%+1.9 pts

86Grimes, IAIA17,40515.4%−3.5 pts

87Asbury, IAIA6,03511.9%−0.8 pts

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