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Postville, Iowa: commercial real estate data.
Postville is a Census city of 2,979 people across 2.14 square miles of land, lying across Allamakee County and Clayton County. Median household income is $49,485, 51.3 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $2.5 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Postville
What Postville is
- Census place typecity
- Land area2.14 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,389
- County holding the largest share of its areaAllamakee County, 66.5 percent
- Counties this place lies inAllamakee County 66.5 percent, Clayton County 33.5 percent
Postville crosses a county line. The split above is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries, by area, so it says where the ground is and not where the town hall is.
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 Postville
- Population2,979
- Median age23.2
- Population under 181,180
- Share under 1839.6 percent
- Population 65 and over310 plus or minus 74
- Share 65 and over10.4 percent plus or minus 2.2
- Households936
- Family households640
- Share of households that are families68.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Postville
- Median household income$49,485
- Per capita income$19,471
- Civilian labor force1,202
- Employed1,139
- Unemployed63 plus or minus 29
- Unemployment rate5.2 percent plus or minus 2.3
- Adults 25 and over1,422
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher81.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher14.2 percent plus or minus 4.8
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.8 percent plus or minus 3.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Postville
- Housing units961
- Occupied units936
- Vacant units25 plus or minus 25
- Vacancy rate2.6 percent plus or minus 2.6
- Owner occupied480
- Renter occupied456 plus or minus 99
- Ownership rate51.3 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$104,700
- Median gross rent, monthly$861
- Annual rent as a share of median income20.9 percent
- Single family units602
- Share single family62.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more354 plus or minus 100
- Share in buildings of two or more36.8 percent plus or minus 9.3
- Mobile homes5 plus or minus 8
- Median year structure built1955
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Postville gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,068
- Commuting under 15 minutes614 plus or minus 124
- Share commuting under 15 minutes57.5 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more261 plus or minus 84
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more24.4 percent plus or minus 7.1
- Drove alone66.3 percent
- Carpooled13.1 percent plus or minus 5.1
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked10.6 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Worked from home5.4 percent plus or minus 4.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Postville (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$2,500,000
- Average approval$2,500,000
- Median approval$2,500,000
- Largest approval$2,500,000
- Jobs supported6
- Jobs per approval6.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term95 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Postville, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Postville
- NFIP communityCity of Postville
- NFIP community number190641
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/18/20
The City of Postville participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 190641 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.
Allamakee County, not Postville
Allamakee County context, not Postville figures
- Establishments in Allamakee County365
- Covered employment, Allamakee County4,837
- Average annual pay, Allamakee County$45,815
- Housing units permitted, Allamakee County89
Every figure in this section is published for Allamakee County as a whole and is not a measurement of Postville.
All Allamakee County figures →
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.
Coverage
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
Postville questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Postville, Iowa?
2,979, in 936 households. Postville city covers 2.14 square miles of land, which is 1,389 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Postville in?
Postville lies in more than one. By area it is 66.5 percent in Allamakee County, 33.5 percent in Clayton County. This page sits under Allamakee County because that county holds the largest share. The split is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries.
What is the median household income in Postville?
$49,485. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $104,700. Median gross rent is $861 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Postville businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $2.5 m since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $2,500,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Postville, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Postville borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Postville. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Postville in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Postville appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Postville, city of, community 190641, 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 Postville figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Allamakee 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 Postville.
Is zoning published for Postville?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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