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Des Moines County leads Iowa at 34.27% of renter median income, on a median rent of $904 and a renter median household income of $31,659. Census median rent as a share of renter household income, beside the official HUD income limits for each county.
| 1 | Des Moines County | $904 | $71 | $31,659 | $4,420 | 34.27% | $47,050 | $75,300 |
| 2 | Johnson County | $1,122 | $24 | $39,683 | $2,715 | 33.93% | $60,700 | $97,100 |
| 3 | Lee County | $835 | $40 | $30,916 | $2,548 | 32.41% | $47,050 | $75,300 |
| 4 | Cass County | $777 | $64 | $29,395 | $4,344 | 31.72% | $47,050 | $75,300 |
| 5 | Jefferson County | $883 | $67 | $33,671 | $6,330 | 31.47% | $50,250 | $80,400 |
| 6 | Appanoose County | $784 | $55 | $30,220 | $6,314 | 31.13% | $47,050 | $75,300 |
| 7 | Clinton County | $850 | $61 | $32,963 | $3,280 | 30.94% | $47,950 | $76,700 |
| 8 | Cherokee County | $758 | $90 | $29,747 | $7,561 | 30.58% | $52,300 | $83,700 |
| 9 | Floyd County | $745 | $56 | $29,562 | $7,069 | 30.24% | $48,050 | $76,900 |
| 10 | Black Hawk County | $989 | $20 | $40,390 | $1,998 | 29.38% | $47,050 | $75,300 |
| 11 | Fayette County | $881 | $71 | $36,042 | $5,483 | 29.33% | $47,050 | $75,300 |
| 12 | Muscatine County | $971 | $39 | $40,166 | $5,253 | 29.01% | $47,050 | $75,300 |
| 13 | Union County | $721 | $66 | $29,833 | $12,670 | 29.00% | $47,050 | $75,300 |
| 14 | Montgomery County | $814 | $53 | $33,850 | $11,252 | 28.86% | $47,050 | $75,300 |
| 15 | Pottawattamie County | $1,018 | $33 | $42,408 | $3,093 | 28.81% | $57,000 | $91,200 |
| 16 | Story County | $1,018 | $35 | $42,674 | $2,844 | 28.63% | $61,200 | $97,900 |
| 17 | Dubuque County | $959 | $26 | $40,776 | $1,862 | 28.22% | $53,150 | $85,050 |
| 18 | Madison County | $1,036 | $149 | $44,255 | $7,331 | 28.09% | $58,200 | $93,100 |
| 19 | Polk County | $1,149 | $16 | $49,375 | $1,747 | 27.93% | $58,200 | $93,100 |
| 20 | Audubon County | $759 | $90 | $32,740 | $4,966 | 27.82% | $47,050 | $75,300 |
| 21 | Scott County | $1,005 | $32 | $43,582 | $2,592 | 27.67% | $48,750 | $78,000 |
| 22 | Clarke County | $931 | $89 | $40,445 | $4,164 | 27.62% | $47,050 | $75,300 |
| 23 | Wapello County | $920 | $48 | $40,000 | $11,305 | 27.60% | $47,050 | $75,300 |
| 24 | Clay County | $811 | $77 | $35,366 | $6,572 | 27.52% | $47,350 | $75,750 |
| 25 | Osceola County | $797 | $155 | $35,048 | $16,691 | 27.29% | $47,050 | $75,300 |
| 26 | Henry County | $820 | $49 | $36,083 | $5,753 | 27.27% | $47,050 | $75,300 |
| 27 | Lucas County | $709 | $130 | $31,425 | $8,086 | 27.07% | $47,050 | $75,300 |
| 28 | Warren County | $973 | $57 | $43,926 | $6,379 | 26.58% | $58,200 | $93,100 |
| 29 | Shelby County | $783 | $63 | $35,492 | $5,050 | 26.47% | $49,650 | $79,450 |
| 30 | Linn County | $945 | $39 | $42,870 | $2,311 | 26.45% | $52,650 | $84,250 |
| 31 | Keokuk County | $828 | $62 | $37,586 | $5,520 | 26.44% | $47,050 | $75,300 |
| 32 | Benton County | $826 | $142 | $37,623 | $5,544 | 26.35% | $56,550 | $90,500 |
| 33 | Woodbury County | $981 | $26 | $44,770 | $4,539 | 26.29% | $48,950 | $78,300 |
| 34 | Clayton County | $790 | $34 | $36,278 | $3,725 | 26.13% | $47,050 | $75,300 |
| 35 | Webster County | $785 | $36 | $36,689 | $2,591 | 25.68% | $49,200 | $78,700 |
| 36 | Jackson County | $807 | $51 | $37,910 | $5,444 | 25.54% | $47,050 | $75,300 |
| 37 | Delaware County | $764 | $86 | $35,982 | $8,503 | 25.48% | $47,300 | $75,700 |
| 38 | Cedar County | $879 | $33 | $41,487 | $3,946 | 25.42% | $49,600 | $79,350 |
| 39 | Tama County | $872 | $39 | $41,250 | $4,885 | 25.37% | $47,050 | $75,300 |
| 40 | Guthrie County | $845 | $55 | $40,000 | $11,354 | 25.35% | $58,200 | $93,100 |
| 41 | Jones County | $784 | $37 | $37,244 | $6,817 | 25.26% | $48,850 | $78,150 |
| 42 | Page County | $705 | $68 | $33,528 | $4,949 | 25.23% | $47,050 | $75,300 |
| 43 | Winnebago County | $717 | $24 | $35,100 | $13,658 | 24.51% | $47,050 | $75,300 |
| 44 | Dickinson County | $922 | $31 | $45,192 | $9,704 | 24.48% | $55,050 | $88,100 |
| 45 | Butler County | $812 | $73 | $40,160 | $3,474 | 24.26% | $48,450 | $77,500 |
| 46 | Jasper County | $836 | $34 | $41,419 | $5,149 | 24.22% | $47,950 | $76,700 |
| 47 | Grundy County | $774 | $53 | $38,523 | $8,554 | 24.11% | $47,050 | $75,300 |
| 48 | Cerro Gordo County | $850 | $42 | $42,350 | $4,641 | 24.09% | $48,700 | $77,900 |
| 49 | Poweshiek County | $883 | $40 | $44,232 | $7,323 | 23.96% | $48,500 | $77,600 |
| 50 | Van Buren County | $622 | $183 | $31,250 | $7,966 | 23.88% | $47,050 | $75,300 |
| 51 | Louisa County | $775 | $91 | $39,107 | $6,915 | 23.78% | $48,650 | $77,850 |
| 52 | Hardin County | $795 | $42 | $40,250 | $7,378 | 23.70% | $47,050 | $75,300 |
| 53 | Winneshiek County | $861 | $70 | $43,780 | $7,193 | 23.60% | $53,050 | $84,900 |
| 54 | Dallas County | $1,311 | $42 | $66,859 | $5,026 | 23.53% | $58,200 | $93,100 |
| 55 | Greene County | $781 | $68 | $39,962 | $8,980 | 23.45% | $47,050 | $75,300 |
| 56 | Sioux County | $908 | $64 | $46,484 | $9,629 | 23.44% | $54,900 | $87,850 |
| 57 | Washington County | $879 | $63 | $45,303 | $5,790 | 23.28% | $47,050 | $75,300 |
| 58 | Buchanan County | $848 | $68 | $43,854 | $11,297 | 23.20% | $49,700 | $79,500 |
| 59 | Harrison County | $849 | $34 | $44,028 | $6,489 | 23.14% | $57,000 | $91,200 |
| 60 | Kossuth County | $859 | $26 | $44,710 | $7,519 | 23.06% | $48,150 | $77,050 |
| 61 | Davis County | $868 | $94 | $45,182 | $5,103 | 23.05% | $49,450 | $79,100 |
| 62 | Adair County | $799 | $83 | $41,696 | $11,392 | 23.00% | $51,450 | $82,300 |
| 63 | Carroll County | $731 | $18 | $38,381 | $8,862 | 22.86% | $51,950 | $83,100 |
| 64 | O'Brien County | $868 | $94 | $45,781 | $8,176 | 22.75% | $50,650 | $81,050 |
| 65 | Boone County | $845 | $61 | $44,693 | $8,426 | 22.69% | $56,150 | $89,850 |
| 66 | Mills County | $959 | $96 | $50,761 | $21,810 | 22.67% | $57,000 | $91,200 |
| 67 | Palo Alto County | $638 | $41 | $33,839 | $5,860 | 22.62% | $52,050 | $83,300 |
| 68 | Franklin County | $696 | $106 | $36,996 | $7,947 | 22.58% | $47,050 | $75,300 |
| 69 | Fremont County | $746 | $56 | $40,417 | $6,759 | 22.15% | $48,100 | $76,950 |
| 70 | Adams County | $893 | $190 | $49,063 | $12,358 | 21.84% | $49,650 | $79,450 |
| 71 | Marion County | $884 | $35 | $48,680 | $4,934 | 21.79% | $52,350 | $83,750 |
| 72 | Bremer County | $921 | $78 | $50,880 | $10,741 | 21.72% | $54,150 | $86,650 |
| 73 | Humboldt County | $744 | $60 | $41,250 | $12,265 | 21.64% | $47,050 | $75,300 |
| 74 | Hancock County | $736 | $26 | $41,461 | $4,949 | 21.30% | $47,050 | $75,300 |
| 75 | Emmet County | $733 | $62 | $41,295 | $7,465 | 21.30% | $47,050 | $75,300 |
| 76 | Pocahontas County | $832 | $31 | $47,267 | $9,186 | 21.12% | $47,050 | $75,300 |
| 77 | Wayne County | $659 | $71 | $37,500 | $6,679 | 21.09% | $47,050 | $75,300 |
| 78 | Iowa County | $686 | $42 | $39,529 | $4,623 | 20.83% | $50,850 | $81,350 |
| 79 | Wright County | $790 | $46 | $45,653 | $13,657 | 20.77% | $47,050 | $75,300 |
| 80 | Buena Vista County | $894 | $53 | $52,017 | $7,363 | 20.62% | $48,450 | $77,500 |
| 81 | Crawford County | $743 | $63 | $43,481 | $5,198 | 20.51% | $47,050 | $75,300 |
| 82 | Hamilton County | $877 | $51 | $51,361 | $9,474 | 20.49% | $48,400 | $77,450 |
| 83 | Mahaska County | $793 | $80 | $46,770 | $7,165 | 20.35% | $47,050 | $75,300 |
| 84 | Chickasaw County | $738 | $60 | $43,550 | $10,727 | 20.34% | $48,850 | $78,150 |
| 85 | Calhoun County | $723 | $26 | $43,333 | $9,474 | 20.02% | $47,050 | $75,300 |
| 86 | Ringgold County | $710 | $62 | $42,824 | $8,690 | 19.90% | $47,750 | $76,400 |
| 87 | Worth County | $758 | $62 | $45,833 | $6,528 | 19.85% | $49,900 | $79,850 |
| 88 | Allamakee County | $796 | $116 | $48,777 | $5,994 | 19.58% | $47,050 | $75,300 |
| 89 | Monona County | $855 | $72 | $52,569 | $17,613 | 19.52% | $47,050 | $75,300 |
| 90 | Plymouth County | $910 | $59 | $56,200 | $7,823 | 19.43% | $51,650 | $82,650 |
| 91 | Taylor County | $765 | $86 | $47,500 | $11,646 | 19.33% | $47,050 | $75,300 |
| 92 | Marshall County | $885 | $55 | $55,159 | $7,062 | 19.25% | $47,050 | $75,300 |
| 93 | Lyon County | $843 | $21 | $53,063 | $10,562 | 19.06% | $48,300 | $77,300 |
| 94 | Mitchell County | $738 | $66 | $47,727 | $9,996 | 18.56% | $48,400 | $77,450 |
| 95 | Decatur County | $611 | $76 | $39,679 | $8,728 | 18.48% | $47,050 | $75,300 |
| 96 | Monroe County | $798 | $171 | $52,188 | $24,653 | 18.35% | $47,050 | $75,300 |
| 97 | Howard County | $713 | $28 | $48,750 | $7,741 | 17.55% | $47,050 | $75,300 |
| 98 | Sac County | $722 | $73 | $50,000 | $14,319 | 17.33% | $48,850 | $78,150 |
| 99 | Ida County | $696 | $60 | $53,846 | $4,578 | 15.51% | $47,050 | $75,300 |
Rent-to-income equals Census median gross rent (ACS table B25064) times 12, divided by renter median household income (ACS table B25119, renter-occupied column). The percent shown is that ratio rounded half up to the nearest 0.01 percentage point. HUD columns are the FY2026 4-person Very Low (50%) limit and the 4-person Low (80%) limit, plus the HUD area median family income on the same row. When every town row in a county publishes the same three figures, the page stores them once under the county name. When they differ, each town row is stored. A county is left out when median rent or renter income is missing or not positive. Rank is the unrounded ratio, then the county name.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 2024 5-year, tables B25064 and B25119, as of 2024-07-01 (data years 2020-2024), retrieved 2026-10-09, https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT5Y2024.B25064, and HUD FY2026 Section 8 income limits effective 2026-05-01, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il.html.
Des Moines County at 34.27%. Median gross rent is $904 (margin of error $71). Renter median household income is $31,659 (margin of error $4,420).
Ida County at 15.51%. Median gross rent is $696 (margin of error $60). Renter median household income is $53,846 (margin of error $4,578).
26.94%. Median gross rent is $972 (margin of error $6). Renter median household income is $43,297 (margin of error $758).