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Blairstown, Iowa: commercial real estate data.
Blairstown is a Census city of 654 people across 0.50 square miles of land, in Benton County. Median household income is $79,375, 77.6 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $260,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Blairstown
What Blairstown is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.5 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,319
- 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.
Blairstown
How many people live in Blairstown
- Population654
- Median age37.5 plus or minus 9.5
- Population under 18128 plus or minus 38
- Share under 1819.6 percent plus or minus 5.1
- Population 65 and over89 plus or minus 32
- Share 65 and over13.6 percent plus or minus 4.4
- Households268
- Family households183
- Share of households that are families68.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Blairstown
Income and work in Blairstown
- Median household income$79,375 plus or minus $23,917
- Per capita income$38,041
- Civilian labor force397
- Employed389
- Unemployed8 plus or minus 11
- Unemployment rate2.0 percent plus or minus 2.7
- Adults 25 and over486
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher95.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher15.8 percent plus or minus 6.0
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree2.1 percent plus or minus 2.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Blairstown
Housing in Blairstown
- Housing units293
- Occupied units268
- Vacant units25 plus or minus 23
- Vacancy rate8.5 percent plus or minus 7.8
- Owner occupied208
- Renter occupied60 plus or minus 26
- Ownership rate77.6 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$175,000
- Median gross rent, monthly$831 plus or minus $210
- Annual rent as a share of median income12.6 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Single family units251
- Share single family85.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more35 plus or minus 21
- Share in buildings of two or more11.9 percent plus or minus 7.1
- Mobile homes7 plus or minus 10
- Median year structure built1960
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Blairstown
How Blairstown gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute345
- Commuting under 15 minutes87 plus or minus 31
- Share commuting under 15 minutes25.2 percent plus or minus 7.6
- Commuting 30 minutes or more159 plus or minus 34
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more46.1 percent
- Drove alone74.0 percent
- Carpooled10.9 percent plus or minus 7.3
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked3.9 percent plus or minus 3.6
- Worked from home10.4 percent plus or minus 4.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Blairstown
SBA loans in Blairstown (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$260,000
- Average approval$260,000
- Median approval$260,000
- Largest approval$260,000
- Jobs supported2
- Jobs per approval2.0
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full0
- Charged off1
- Median term87 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 Blairstown, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has 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.
Blairstown
Flood risk in Blairstown
- NFIP communityCity of Blairstown
- NFIP community number190320
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date12/20/19(M)
The City of Blairstown participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 190320 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 Blairstown
Benton County context, not Blairstown 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 Blairstown.
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
Blairstown questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Blairstown, Iowa?
654, in 268 households. Blairstown city covers 0.50 square miles of land, which is 1,319 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Blairstown 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 Blairstown?
$79,375. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $175,000. Median gross rent is $831 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Blairstown businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $260,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $260,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Blairstown, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Blairstown borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Blairstown. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Blairstown in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Blairstown appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Blairstown, city of, community 190320, 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 Blairstown 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 Blairstown.
Is zoning published for Blairstown?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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