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Highest renter share, Iowa cities · 2020

Iowa cities with the highest share of renter-occupied housing units (2020 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, IAIA68,22059.7%+5.8 pts

02Iowa City, IAIA76,22954.3%+0.8 pts

03Coralville, IAIA23,96051.9%+0.9 pts

04Osceola, IAIA5,67943.8%+8.2 pts

05Fairfield, IAIA9,22042.6%+1.8 pts

06West Des Moines, IAIA74,22442.5%+4.5 pts

07Centerville, IAIA5,32742.1%+4.6 pts

08Des Moines, IAIA212,08641.6%+6.3 pts

09Perry, IAIA8,20840.8%+6.0 pts

10Davenport, IAIA100,35840.2%+5.4 pts

11Waterloo, IAIA66,91940.0%+7.1 pts

12Council Bluffs, IAIA62,68039.7%+4.7 pts

13Storm Lake, IAIA11,59039.2%+3.1 pts

14Sioux City, IAIA86,35638.4%+4.6 pts

15Dubuque, IAIA59,14838.3%+5.7 pts

16Grinnell, IAIA9,43037.5%+2.6 pts

17Maquoketa, IAIA6,02737.3%+4.6 pts

18Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,50037.2%+2.7 pts

19Oskaloosa, IAIA11,49337.0%+0.5 pts

20Denison, IAIA8,21437.0%+2.0 pts

21Sheldon, IAIA5,57537.0%+7.3 pts

22Fort Dodge, IAIA24,83736.9%+3.3 pts

23Creston, IAIA7,33536.7%+3.6 pts

24Clarinda, IAIA5,27336.5%+5.1 pts

25Ottumwa, IAIA25,31936.3%+7.8 pts

26Red Oak, IAIA5,38835.9%+4.7 pts

27Newton, IAIA15,74135.9%+4.7 pts

28Pella, IAIA10,99235.8%+3.7 pts

29Knoxville, IAIA7,46935.7%+3.3 pts

30Mason City, IAIA26,85335.5%+2.9 pts

31Hiawatha, IAIA7,43235.3%−3.8 pts

32Burlington, IAIA23,33635.1%+5.3 pts

33Keokuk, IAIA9,51035.0%+4.3 pts

34Cedar Falls, IAIA41,24034.9%−0.8 pts

35Webster City, IAIA7,81534.8%+4.8 pts

36Charles City, IAIA7,01334.8%+1.8 pts

37Decorah, IAIA7,41734.6%−1.8 pts

38Muscatine, IAIA23,16434.5%+5.2 pts

39Atlantic, IAIA6,67634.4%+4.4 pts

40Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,93534.3%+3.3 pts

41Winterset, IAIA5,52033.8%+2.0 pts

42Spencer, IAIA11,21833.4%−1.6 pts

43Johnston, IAIA25,06533.2%+7.2 pts

44Iowa Falls, IAIA5,01332.9%+2.2 pts

45Marshalltown, IAIA27,53632.9%+3.0 pts

46Le Mars, IAIA10,76032.8%+4.8 pts

47Indianola, IAIA16,82932.7%−1.1 pts

48North Liberty, IAIA21,97632.6%+3.2 pts

49Clinton, IAIA24,04932.4%+1.7 pts

50Carroll, IAIA10,08532.4%+2.5 pts

51Manchester, IAIA5,35731.7%+2.7 pts

52Washington, IAIA7,26131.7%+2.2 pts

53Waukee, IAIA34,89031.7%+15.8 pts

54Algona, IAIA5,30931.6%+5.3 pts

55Altoona, IAIA22,79631.5%+2.4 pts

56Cherokee, IAIA5,12231.4%−0.0 pts

57Anamosa, IAIA5,90131.1%+0.7 pts

58Fort Madison, IAIA9,93531.1%+0.6 pts

59Glenwood, IAIA5,28730.7%−0.1 pts

60Tiffin, IAIA7,15630.5%−2.4 pts

61Ankeny, IAIA77,83330.0%+1.8 pts

62Vinton, IAIA5,00429.9%+1.5 pts

63Spirit Lake, IAIA5,52529.6%+0.1 pts

64Clear Lake, IAIA7,60128.8%+3.6 pts

65Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,23928.5%+7.1 pts

66Oelwein, IAIA5,75728.3%+1.2 pts

67DeWitt, IAIA5,70428.3%−2.4 pts

68Boone, IAIA12,47128.3%−1.6 pts

69Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,32428.2%−1.4 pts

70Nevada, IAIA6,97428.1%−1.0 pts

71Independence, IAIA6,31227.6%+0.4 pts

72Bettendorf, IAIA40,71027.2%+4.5 pts

73Adel, IAIA7,09826.4%−4.7 pts

74Estherville, IAIA5,80726.1%−1.8 pts

75Marion, IAIA42,73225.6%+3.9 pts

76Windsor Heights, IAIA5,05925.6%+6.2 pts

77Grimes, IAIA17,40525.5%+6.6 pts

78Waverly, IAIA10,56125.3%−3.7 pts

79Sioux Center, IAIA8,86424.5%+1.5 pts

80Clive, IAIA19,86123.9%+0.0 pts

81Orange City, IAIA6,46823.6%+3.5 pts

82Eldridge, IAIA6,95422.7%+0.5 pts

83Urbandale, IAIA48,57021.3%−1.2 pts

84Norwalk, IAIA15,00419.4%+2.6 pts

85Polk City, IAIA6,63017.4%−0.9 pts

86Bondurant, IAIA9,64715.4%+1.1 pts

87Asbury, IAIA6,0358.2%−4.6 pts

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