Trend of Rental Yield in Iowa

Place/County	2015 Housing Units	2015 Population	2009 Population	Population Percentage Change Latest to Earliest	Population change rank compared to Nation	Population change rank compared to state	2015 Median Gross Rent	2009 Median Gross Rent	Median Gross Rent Percentage Change Latest to Earliest	Median Gross Rent change rank compared to Nation	Median Gross Rent change rank compared to state	2015 Home Value	2009 Home Value	Home Value Percentage Change Latest to Earliest	Home Value change rank compared to Nation	Home Value change rank compared to state	2015 Rental Yield	2009 Rental Yield	Rental Yield Percentage Change Latest to Earliest	Rental Yield change rank compared to Nation	Rental Yield change rank compared to state
Iowa	1,354,264	3,093,526.0	2,978,880.0	3.8	NA	NA	697.0	607.0	14.8	NA	NA	129,200.0	115,800.0	11.6	NA	NA	6.5	6.3	2.9	NA	NA
Dallas County	29,257	74,892	57,115	31.1	18	1	910	677	34.4	207	5	190,700	174,100	9.5	1,388	59	5.7	4.7	22.7	548	4
Jefferson County	7,557	17,318	15,496	11.8	281	2	634	555	14.2	1,606	52	101,000	88,400	14.3	943	29	7.5	7.5	0.0	2,252	75
Johnson County	57,997	139,436	125,810	10.8	325	3	870	725	20	868	30	193,600	173,400	11.6	1,160	43	5.4	5.0	7.5	1,528	36
Story County	37,688	93,586	84,780	10.4	344	4	772	711	8.6	2,418	85	166,000	152,100	9.1	1,429	61	5.6	5.6	-0.5	2,301	79
Polk County	189,320	452,369	415,949	8.8	462	5	799	707	13.0	1,794	64	157,200	147,700	6.4	1,717	77	6.1	5.7	6.2	1,653	43
Sioux County	12,504	34,509	32,069	7.6	563	6	622	491	26.7	414	9	140,900	112,900	24.8	356	5	5.3	5.2	1.5	2,120	68
Warren County	18,951	47,542	44,192	7.6	565	7	748	656	14.0	1,640	55	159,900	148,800	7.5	1,607	72	5.6	5.3	6.1	1,665	44
Linn County	94,058	216,640	204,955	5.7	802	8	695	611	13.7	1,676	56	147,400	132,600	11.2	1,213	47	5.7	5.5	2.3	2,053	62
Monroe County	3,896	8,002	7,612	5.1	896	9	590	531	11.1	2,080	73	96,300	76,000	26.7	304	3	7.4	8.4	-12.3	2,903	93
Marshall County	16,736	40,962	39,093	4.8	958	10	650	557	16.7	1,247	43	104,500	98,300	6.3	1,731	80	7.5	6.8	9.8	1,312	22
Buena Vista County	8,263	20,507	19,573	4.8	962	11	593	549	8.0	2,503	88	103,900	85,700	21.2	505	9	6.8	7.7	-10.9	2,859	92
Crawford County	6,981	17,252	16,479	4.7	978	12	541	478	13.2	1,768	63	90,200	78,500	14.9	891	25	7.2	7.3	-1.5	2,369	82
Bremer County	10,067	24,539	23,505	4.4	1,026	13	591	576	2.6	2,873	94	151,600	129,300	17.2	733	16	4.7	5.3	-12.5	2,906	94
Scott County	72,800	169,994	162,994	4.3	1,044	14	715	626	14.2	1,607	53	148,200	129,300	14.6	908	26	5.8	5.8	-0.3	2,288	77
Dubuque County	40,077	95,906	92,046	4.2	1,062	15	696	558	24.7	518	15	149,400	131,400	13.7	988	31	5.6	5.1	9.7	1,321	23
Union County	5,910	12,575	12,076	4.1	1,074	16	593	552	7.4	2,570	91	87,200	84,600	3.1	2,043	87	8.2	7.8	4.2	1,857	55
Washington County	9,529	22,017	21,152	4.1	1,086	17	692	564	22.7	658	24	122,100	117,800	3.7	1,987	86	6.8	5.7	18.4	721	8
Black Hawk County	56,591	132,496	127,369	4.0	1,096	18	700	607	15.3	1,437	47	130,200	114,400	13.8	977	30	6.5	6.4	1.3	2,135	69
Pottawattamie County	39,532	93,213	89,627	4.0	1,101	19	755	686	10.1	2,232	78	125,800	123,300	2.0	2,141	91	7.2	6.7	7.9	1,490	33
Lyon County	4,924	11,723	11,274	4.0	1,105	20	595	530	12.3	1,911	68	111,100	94,500	17.6	708	15	6.4	6.7	-4.5	2,570	86
Iowa County	7,255	16,344	15,840	3.2	1,280	21	520	563	-7.6	3,082	99	138,700	122,500	13.2	1,022	33	4.5	5.5	-18.4	3,009	98
Butler County	6,707	14,966	14,581	2.6	1,406	22	566	470	20.4	827	29	107,400	88,900	20.8	526	11	6.3	6.3	-0.3	2,282	76
Madison County	6,667	15,644	15,253	2.6	1,435	23	818	625	30.9	285	8	160,200	141,500	13.2	1,024	34	6.1	5.3	15.6	901	16
Clarke County	4,126	9,280	9,068	2.3	1,497	24	678	466	45.5	99	1	91,200	97,400	-6.4	2,672	98	8.9	5.7	55.4	58	1
Davis County	3,583	8,742	8,549	2.3	1,513	25	582	473	23.0	631	22	99,900	88,700	12.6	1,079	37	7.0	6.4	9.2	1,364	27
Cedar County	8,111	18,375	17,987	2.2	1,539	26	670	582	15.1	1,468	49	134,700	120,400	11.9	1,131	41	6.0	5.8	2.9	1,998	59
Dickinson County	13,087	16,967	16,616	2.1	1,555	27	643	518	24.1	558	16	167,800	156,500	7.2	1,631	73	4.6	4.0	15.8	886	15
Plymouth County	10,624	24,853	24,356	2.0	1,572	28	585	527	11.0	2,098	74	138,300	118,200	17.0	746	17	5.1	5.4	-5.1	2,614	87
Grundy County	5,538	12,407	12,166	2.0	1,585	29	567	484	17.1	1,201	41	125,700	103,600	21.3	498	8	5.4	5.6	-3.4	2,505	85
Marion County	13,986	33,248	32,650	1.8	1,616	30	647	601	7.7	2,544	90	137,300	129,100	6.4	1,725	79	5.7	5.6	1.2	2,140	70
Cherokee County	5,766	11,853	11,681	1.5	1,699	31	516	466	10.7	2,132	75	84,200	75,500	11.5	1,176	45	7.4	7.4	-0.7	2,310	81
Ida County	3,410	7,071	6,971	1.4	1,707	32	414	415	-0.2	2,967	96	80,300	73,800	8.8	1,460	63	6.2	6.7	-8.3	2,751	88
Mahaska County	9,759	22,396	22,094	1.4	1,727	33	593	509	16.5	1,280	44	106,200	92,200	15.2	871	22	6.7	6.6	1.1	2,148	71
Muscatine County	17,955	42,913	42,448	1.1	1,791	34	732	596	22.8	646	23	126,900	118,700	6.9	1,665	74	6.9	6.0	14.9	942	17
Jones County	8,902	20,560	20,365	1.0	1,829	35	599	548	9.3	2,339	82	129,300	102,000	26.8	303	2	5.6	6.4	-13.8	2,936	97
Wayne County	3,196	6,384	6,329	0.9	1,858	36	476	420	13.3	1,732	57	70,600	56,300	25.4	331	4	8.1	9.0	-9.6	2,808	90
Clayton County	9,025	17,806	17,667	0.8	1,882	37	574	465	23.4	603	20	106,700	94,600	12.8	1,067	36	6.5	5.9	9.4	1,344	25
Poweshiek County	8,968	18,705	18,564	0.8	1,895	38	640	518	23.6	595	18	128,700	110,400	16.6	781	18	6.0	5.6	6.0	1,677	46
Woodbury County	41,488	102,530	101,764	0.8	1,899	39	678	599	13.2	1,763	60	99,600	92,000	8.3	1,514	66	8.2	7.8	4.6	1,827	52
Chickasaw County	5,658	12,244	12,160	0.7	1,923	40	556	493	12.8	1,835	66	103,400	93,200	10.9	1,227	49	6.5	6.3	1.7	2,106	66
Boone County	11,789	26,401	26,222	0.7	1,926	41	644	575	12	1,955	69	119,600	112,200	6.6	1,700	75	6.5	6.1	5.1	1,765	50
Winneshiek County	8,777	20,884	20,764	0.6	1,952	42	588	499	17.8	1,107	35	157,800	143,500	10.0	1,336	57	4.5	4.2	7.2	1,559	37
Fayette County	9,554	20,589	20,484	0.5	1,972	43	553	470	17.7	1,135	37	88,200	80,600	9.4	1,402	60	7.5	7.0	7.5	1,524	35
Buchanan County	8,989	20,998	20,911	0.4	1,989	44	629	504	24.8	512	14	126,600	109,100	16.0	818	21	6.0	5.5	7.6	1,519	34
Delaware County	8,031	17,507	17,445	0.4	2,003	45	602	480	25.4	477	11	123,300	104,100	18.4	657	14	5.9	5.5	5.9	1,683	48
Jasper County	16,158	36,726	36,606	0.3	2,012	46	685	584	17.3	1,183	40	117,700	114,300	3.0	2,054	88	7.0	6.1	13.9	1,003	18
Humboldt County	4,671	9,674	9,645	0.3	2,027	47	576	466	23.6	592	17	89,800	79,300	13.2	1,021	32	7.7	7.1	9.2	1,377	28
O'Brien County	6,632	14,092	14,062	0.2	2,050	48	584	511	14.3	1,595	51	102,700	78,600	30.7	207	1	6.8	7.8	-12.5	2,908	95
Howard County	4,366	9,494	9,488	0.1	2,096	49	605	508	19.1	969	33	94,600	84,800	11.6	1,169	44	7.7	7.2	6.8	1,600	39
Henry County	8,251	20,080	20,078	0.0	2,115	50	612	540	13.3	1,733	58	103,900	94,200	10.3	1,300	55	7.1	6.9	2.8	2,014	60
Ringgold County	2,602	5,061	5,062	0.0	2,131	51	505	506	-0.2	2,966	95	77,600	82,800	-6.3	2,669	97	7.8	7.3	6.5	1,620	42
Mitchell County	4,897	10,762	10,790	-0.3	2,188	52	535	462	15.8	1,371	46	108,700	102,700	5.8	1,774	82	5.9	5.4	9.4	1,348	26
Monona County	4,719	9,088	9,118	-0.3	2,203	53	550	439	25.3	484	12	79,400	66,400	19.6	584	13	8.3	7.9	4.8	1,803	51
Wapello County	16,017	35,315	35,484	-0.5	2,253	54	612	562	8.9	2,384	84	80,400	74,500	7.9	1,551	68	9.1	9.1	0.9	2,177	72
Calhoun County	5,094	9,914	9,964	-0.5	2,262	55	517	422	22.5	670	25	76,100	68,100	11.7	1,144	42	8.2	7.4	9.6	1,326	24
Hardin County	8,180	17,393	17,486	-0.5	2,266	56	567	517	9.7	2,286	79	88,700	81,600	8.7	1,470	64	7.7	7.6	0.9	2,179	73
Page County	7,185	15,660	15,749	-0.6	2,273	57	564	483	16.8	1,237	42	82,500	82,400	0.1	2,288	93	8.2	7.0	16.6	814	13
Carroll County	9,398	20,629	20,764	-0.7	2,293	58	542	471	15.1	1,480	50	113,200	104,800	8.0	1,543	67	5.7	5.4	6.5	1,616	41
Floyd County	7,524	16,050	16,162	-0.7	2,299	59	556	415	34.0	219	7	98,200	88,200	11.3	1,192	46	6.8	5.6	20.3	642	6
Worth County	3,524	7,563	7,620	-0.7	2,306	60	523	482	8.5	2,433	86	96,400	90,800	6.2	1,745	81	6.5	6.4	2.2	2,064	63
Wright County	6,510	12,936	13,039	-0.8	2,317	61	568	460	23.5	602	19	73,400	71,600	2.5	2,099	89	9.3	7.7	20.5	636	5
Clay County	8,069	16,537	16,676	-0.8	2,326	62	594	487	22.0	715	26	110,500	96,000	15.1	876	23	6.5	6.1	6.0	1,679	47
Decatur County	3,847	8,249	8,321	-0.9	2,336	63	462	472	-2.1	3,011	98	81,500	65,400	24.6	362	6	6.8	8.7	-21.5	3,044	99
Franklin County	4,865	10,489	10,594	-1.0	2,363	64	574	498	15.3	1,445	48	85,900	80,700	6.4	1,714	76	8.0	7.4	8.3	1,452	31
Cerro Gordo County	22,215	43,481	43,927	-1.0	2,372	65	617	569	8.4	2,443	87	115,200	106,900	7.8	1,572	70	6.4	6.4	0.6	2,202	74
Tama County	7,745	17,479	17,659	-1.0	2,373	66	672	545	23.3	613	21	103,000	97,700	5.4	1,816	84	7.8	6.7	17.0	799	12
Lee County	16,217	35,369	35,772	-1.1	2,398	67	577	487	18.5	1,034	34	85,400	76,200	12.1	1,114	39	8.1	7.7	5.7	1,696	49
Des Moines County	18,477	40,208	40,700	-1.2	2,428	68	637	567	12.3	1,899	67	98,200	89,000	10.3	1,296	54	7.8	7.6	1.8	2,092	64
Mills County	6,082	14,862	15,052	-1.3	2,436	69	701	649	8.0	2,504	89	153,100	138,600	10.5	1,282	53	5.5	5.6	-2.2	2,411	83
Kossuth County	7,483	15,280	15,495	-1.4	2,461	70	579	427	35.6	192	4	92,300	79,200	16.5	784	20	7.5	6.5	16.4	833	14
Clinton County	21,760	48,365	49,129	-1.6	2,491	71	620	527	17.6	1,142	38	110,100	99,200	11.0	1,225	48	6.8	6.4	6.0	1,673	45
Jackson County	9,429	19,572	19,892	-1.6	2,499	72	589	500	17.8	1,115	36	114,300	103,800	10.1	1,317	56	6.2	5.8	7.0	1,575	38
Hamilton County	7,184	15,297	15,555	-1.7	2,511	73	638	582	9.6	2,296	80	93,600	89,100	5.1	1,849	85	8.2	7.8	4.4	1,842	54
Adair County	3,672	7,426	7,555	-1.7	2,524	74	553	507	9.1	2,365	83	89,600	92,300	-2.9	2,471	95	7.4	6.6	12.4	1,111	20
Shelby County	5,553	11,992	12,218	-1.8	2,545	75	600	530	13.2	1,758	59	108,800	98,400	10.6	1,268	52	6.6	6.5	2.4	2,049	61
Cass County	6,559	13,590	13,854	-1.9	2,558	76	569	520	9.4	2,322	81	89,500	81,500	9.8	1,351	58	7.6	7.7	-0.4	2,290	78
Sac County	5,409	10,101	10,311	-2.0	2,583	77	534	443	20.5	819	28	81,200	71,900	12.9	1,055	35	7.9	7.4	6.7	1,601	40
Winnebago County	5,179	10,614	10,835	-2.0	2,585	78	515	455	13.2	1,764	61	94,100	86,900	8.3	1,510	65	6.6	6.3	4.5	1,831	53
Palo Alto County	4,611	9,208	9,405	-2.1	2,593	79	529	366	44.5	106	2	85,300	70,400	21.2	508	10	7.4	6.2	19.3	685	7
Hancock County	5,288	11,092	11,339	-2.2	2,610	80	551	495	11.3	2,041	72	91,600	79,600	15.1	877	24	7.2	7.5	-3.3	2,488	84
Appanoose County	6,596	12,669	12,975	-2.4	2,638	81	536	487	10.1	2,231	77	78,200	73,500	6.4	1,721	78	8.2	8.0	3.4	1,941	58
Allamakee County	7,626	14,060	14,421	-2.5	2,656	82	554	491	12.8	1,829	65	110,900	100,000	10.9	1,234	50	6.0	5.9	1.7	2,100	65
Guthrie County	5,741	10,740	11,032	-2.6	2,684	83	601	531	13.2	1,766	62	103,700	95,200	8.9	1,445	62	7.0	6.7	3.9	1,887	57
Van Buren County	3,639	7,432	7,662	-3.0	2,735	84	476	480	-0.8	2,979	97	76,300	66,600	14.6	915	27	7.5	8.6	-13.4	2,929	96
Webster County	17,006	37,295	38,458	-3.0	2,739	85	573	520	10.2	2,213	76	85,900	84,600	1.5	2,186	92	8.0	7.4	8.5	1,433	30
Benton County	11,082	25,803	26,628	-3.1	2,746	86	593	531	11.7	1,990	70	140,600	125,200	12.3	1,108	38	5.1	5.1	-0.6	2,305	80
Louisa County	5,016	11,271	11,657	-3.3	2,774	87	618	589	4.9	2,757	92	99,900	85,700	16.6	782	19	7.4	8.2	-10.0	2,819	91
Greene County	4,539	9,174	9,489	-3.3	2,777	88	588	487	20.7	809	27	85,300	79,300	7.6	1,593	71	8.3	7.4	12.2	1,118	21
Taylor County	3,086	6,213	6,434	-3.4	2,790	89	592	427	38.6	144	3	70,400	62,900	11.9	1,125	40	10.1	8.1	23.9	508	3
Keokuk County	4,899	10,291	10,712	-3.9	2,837	90	576	481	19.8	899	32	77,100	73,000	5.6	1,795	83	9.0	7.9	13.4	1,034	19
Osceola County	2,974	6,211	6,486	-4.2	2,866	91	550	494	11.3	2,040	71	83,600	68,600	21.9	477	7	7.9	8.6	-8.6	2,767	89
Emmet County	4,765	9,917	10,357	-4.2	2,868	92	608	518	17.4	1,176	39	84,100	78,000	7.8	1,566	69	8.7	8.0	8.9	1,410	29
Audubon County	3,005	5,869	6,140	-4.4	2,885	93	547	433	26.3	432	10	65,000	71,300	-8.8	2,767	99	10.1	7.3	38.6	182	2
Adams County	1,992	3,892	4,072	-4.4	2,886	94	538	430	25.1	494	13	87,800	73,100	20.1	560	12	7.4	7.1	4.2	1,863	56
Montgomery County	5,207	10,465	10,968	-4.6	2,898	95	609	525	16	1,339	45	78,700	79,600	-1.1	2,364	94	9.3	7.9	17.3	779	11
Fremont County	3,432	7,106	7,488	-5.1	2,930	96	608	507	19.9	880	31	100,100	90,300	10.9	1,238	51	7.3	6.7	8.2	1,462	32
Pocahontas County	3,763	7,127	7,574	-5.9	2,980	97	532	396	34.3	211	6	64,700	56,600	14.3	935	28	9.9	8.4	17.5	774	10
Harrison County	6,727	14,467	15,410	-6.1	2,989	98	639	560	14.1	1,632	54	106,400	110,300	-3.5	2,510	96	7.2	6.1	18.3	728	9
Lucas County	4,208	8,731	9,410	-7.2	3,028	99	479	460	4.1	2,806	93	82,400	80,400	2.5	2,102	90	7.0	6.9	1.6	2,114	67