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Garrison, Iowa: commercial real estate data.
Garrison is a Census city of 286 people across 0.31 square miles of land, in Benton County. Median household income is $60,313, 76.9 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Garrison
What Garrison is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.31 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land929 plus or minus 237
- 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.
Garrison
How many people live in Garrison
- Population286 plus or minus 73
- Median age41.0 plus or minus 15.1
- Population under 1867 plus or minus 29
- Share under 1823.4 percent plus or minus 8.3
- Population 65 and over63 plus or minus 21
- Share 65 and over22.0 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Households117 plus or minus 28
- Family households81 plus or minus 23
- Share of households that are families69.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Garrison
Income and work in Garrison
- Median household income$60,313 plus or minus $24,038
- Per capita income$29,654
- Civilian labor force145 plus or minus 43
- Employed134 plus or minus 44
- Unemployed11 plus or minus 9
- Unemployment rate7.6 percent plus or minus 5.8
- Adults 25 and over205 plus or minus 46
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher82.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher7.8 percent plus or minus 6.5
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree1.0 percent plus or minus 5.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Garrison
Housing in Garrison
- Housing units125 plus or minus 30
- Occupied units117 plus or minus 28
- Vacant units8 plus or minus 10
- Vacancy rate6.4 percent plus or minus 7.9
- Owner occupied90 plus or minus 25
- Renter occupied27 plus or minus 15
- Ownership rate76.9 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$72,900 plus or minus $16,264
- Median gross rent, monthly$775
- Annual rent as a share of median income15.4 percent plus or minus 6.7
- Single family units113 plus or minus 31
- Share single family90.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more10 plus or minus 13
- Share in buildings of two or more8.0 percent plus or minus 10.5
- Mobile homes2 plus or minus 3
- Median year structure built1938
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Garrison
How Garrison gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute124 plus or minus 43
- Commuting under 15 minutes33 plus or minus 20
- Share commuting under 15 minutes26.6 percent plus or minus 13.6
- Commuting 30 minutes or more52 plus or minus 22
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more41.9 percent plus or minus 9.6
- Drove alone87.0 percent
- Carpooled6.1 percent plus or minus 6.6
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.5 percent plus or minus 3.0
- Worked from home5.3 percent plus or minus 5.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Garrison
Flood risk in Garrison
- NFIP communityCity of Garrison
- NFIP community number190321
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date12/20/19(M)
The City of Garrison participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 190321 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 Garrison
Benton County context, not Garrison 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 Garrison.
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
Garrison questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Garrison, Iowa?
286, in 117 households. Garrison city covers 0.31 square miles of land, which is 929 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Garrison 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 Garrison?
$60,313. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $72,900. Median gross rent is $775 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Garrison in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Garrison appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Garrison, city of, community 190321, 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 Garrison 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 Garrison.
Is zoning published for Garrison?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.