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Iowa Airbnb hosts collected $9.3 million in 2018

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January 1st, 2019 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) — More than 14-hundred (1,400) Iowans earned extra money in 2018 by sharing their homes through Airbnb. According to the hospitality service company, Iowa Airbnb hosts brought in $9.3 million in supplemental income last year by welcoming around 98,000 guests. The typical Airbnb host in Iowa earned $3,700 in 2018. The company also reports the state of Iowa collected $900,000 through a new tax agreement.