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Belle Plaine, Iowa: commercial real estate data.
Belle Plaine is a Census city of 2,380 people across 3.18 square miles of land, in Benton County. Median household income is $73,656, 79.6 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $725,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Belle Plaine
What Belle Plaine is
- Census place typecity
- Land area3.18 sq mi
- Water area0.02 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land749
- County holding the largest share of its areaBenton 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.
Belle Plaine
How many people live in Belle Plaine
- Population2,380
- Median age45.0
- Population under 18390 plus or minus 84
- Share under 1816.4 percent
- Population 65 and over578
- Share 65 and over24.3 percent
- Households1,011
- Family households608
- Share of households that are families60.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Belle Plaine
Income and work in Belle Plaine
- Median household income$73,656
- Per capita income$40,098
- Civilian labor force1,281
- Employed1,265
- Unemployed16 plus or minus 18
- Unemployment rate1.2 percent plus or minus 1.4
- Adults 25 and over1,773
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher95.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher20.1 percent plus or minus 4.3
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.0 percent plus or minus 2.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Belle Plaine
Housing in Belle Plaine
- Housing units1,149
- Occupied units1,011
- Vacant units138 plus or minus 61
- Vacancy rate12.0 percent plus or minus 5.2
- Owner occupied805
- Renter occupied206 plus or minus 56
- Ownership rate79.6 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$113,900
- Median gross rent, monthly$890
- Annual rent as a share of median income14.5 percent
- Single family units1,036
- Share single family90.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more113 plus or minus 55
- Share in buildings of two or more9.8 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1945
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Belle Plaine
How Belle Plaine gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,170
- Commuting under 15 minutes488 plus or minus 142
- Share commuting under 15 minutes41.7 percent plus or minus 10.0
- Commuting 30 minutes or more451 plus or minus 111
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more38.5 percent
- Drove alone88.0 percent
- Carpooled4.7 percent plus or minus 2.5
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.6 percent plus or minus 1.0
- Worked from home6.1 percent plus or minus 3.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Belle Plaine
SBA loans in Belle Plaine (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$725,000
- Average approval$725,000
- Median approval$725,000
- Largest approval$725,000
- Jobs supported4
- Jobs per approval4.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more100.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Belle Plaine, 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.
Belle Plaine
Flood risk in Belle Plaine
- NFIP communityCity of Belle Plaine
- NFIP community number190015
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date12/20/19(M)
The City of Belle Plaine participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 190015 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.
Benton County, not Belle Plaine
Benton County context, not Belle Plaine figures
- Establishments in Benton County535
- Covered employment, Benton County6,069
- Average annual pay, Benton County$54,216
- Housing units permitted, Benton County43
Every figure in this section is published for Benton County as a whole and is not a measurement of Belle Plaine.
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
Belle Plaine questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Belle Plaine, Iowa?
2,380, in 1,011 households. Belle Plaine city covers 3.18 square miles of land, which is 749 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Belle Plaine in?
Benton 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 Belle Plaine?
$73,656. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $113,900. Median gross rent is $890 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Belle Plaine businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $725,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $725,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Belle Plaine, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Belle Plaine borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Belle Plaine. 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 Belle Plaine in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Belle Plaine appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Belle Plaine, city of, community 190015, 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 Belle Plaine figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Benton 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 Belle Plaine.
Is zoning published for Belle Plaine?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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