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Fontanelle, Iowa: commercial real estate data.
Fontanelle is a Census city of 615 people across 0.86 square miles of land, in Adair County. Median household income is $67,750, 70.3 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Fontanelle
What Fontanelle is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.86 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land718 plus or minus 144
- County holding the largest share of its areaAdair County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Fontanelle
- Population615 plus or minus 123
- Median age47.0
- Population under 1896 plus or minus 34
- Share under 1815.6 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Population 65 and over152 plus or minus 46
- Share 65 and over24.7 percent plus or minus 5.7
- Households283
- Family households158 plus or minus 39
- Share of households that are families55.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Fontanelle
- Median household income$67,750 plus or minus $16,493
- Per capita income$38,520
- Civilian labor force336 plus or minus 87
- Employed308 plus or minus 74
- Unemployed28 plus or minus 26
- Unemployment rate8.3 percent plus or minus 7.4
- Adults 25 and over460
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher98.3 percent plus or minus 24.9
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher11.7 percent plus or minus 4.8
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree2.6 percent plus or minus 3.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Fontanelle
- Housing units359
- Occupied units283
- Vacant units76 plus or minus 39
- Vacancy rate21.2 percent plus or minus 10.2
- Owner occupied199
- Renter occupied84 plus or minus 43
- Ownership rate70.3 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$103,000
- Median gross rent, monthly$867
- Annual rent as a share of median income15.4 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Single family units310
- Share single family86.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more30 plus or minus 24
- Share in buildings of two or more8.4 percent plus or minus 6.6
- Mobile homes19 plus or minus 15
- Median year structure built1955
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Fontanelle gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute259
- Commuting under 15 minutes110 plus or minus 37
- Share commuting under 15 minutes42.5 percent plus or minus 11.5
- Commuting 30 minutes or more89 plus or minus 37
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more34.4 percent plus or minus 12.7
- Drove alone80.5 percent plus or minus 25.3
- Carpooled2.6 percent plus or minus 2.5
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.3 percent plus or minus 0.6
- Worked from home15.9 percent plus or minus 10.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Flood risk in Fontanelle
- NFIP communityCity of Fontanelle
- NFIP community number190579
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date04/05/17(M)
The City of Fontanelle participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 190579 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Adair County, not Fontanelle
Adair County context, not Fontanelle figures
- Establishments in Adair County208
- Covered employment, Adair County3,038
- Average annual pay, Adair County$53,135
- Housing units permitted, Adair County72
Every figure in this section is published for Adair County as a whole and is not a measurement of Fontanelle.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Fontanelle questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Fontanelle, Iowa?
615, in 283 households. Fontanelle city covers 0.86 square miles of land, which is 718 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Fontanelle in?
Adair County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Fontanelle?
$67,750. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $103,000. Median gross rent is $867 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Fontanelle in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Fontanelle appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Fontanelle, city of, community 190579, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Fontanelle figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Adair County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Fontanelle.
Is zoning published for Fontanelle?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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