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Vinton, Iowa: commercial real estate data.
Vinton is a Census city of 4,948 people across 4.88 square miles of land, in Benton County. Median household income is $66,495, 79.9 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 7 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $3.3 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Vinton
What Vinton is
- Census place typecity
- Land area4.88 sq mi
- Water area0.09 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,013
- 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.
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How many people live in Vinton
- Population4,948
- Median age44.7
- Population under 181,161 plus or minus 243
- Share under 1823.5 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Population 65 and over1,156 plus or minus 265
- Share 65 and over23.4 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Households2,292
- Family households1,255
- Share of households that are families54.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Vinton
- Median household income$66,495
- Per capita income$39,121
- Civilian labor force2,381
- Employed2,322
- Unemployed59 plus or minus 72
- Unemployment rate2.5 percent plus or minus 3.0
- Adults 25 and over3,540
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher91.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher28.6 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree9.4 percent plus or minus 3.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Vinton
- Housing units2,529
- Occupied units2,292
- Vacant units237 plus or minus 140
- Vacancy rate9.4 percent plus or minus 5.5
- Owner occupied1,831
- Renter occupied461 plus or minus 153
- Ownership rate79.9 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$152,300
- Median gross rent, monthly$942 plus or minus $312
- Annual rent as a share of median income17.0 percent plus or minus 6.0
- Single family units2,105
- Share single family83.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more305 plus or minus 171
- Share in buildings of two or more12.1 percent plus or minus 6.7
- Mobile homes119 plus or minus 111
- Median year structure built1949
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Vinton gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute2,235
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,038 plus or minus 270
- Share commuting under 15 minutes46.4 percent plus or minus 11.1
- Commuting 30 minutes or more876 plus or minus 267
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more39.2 percent plus or minus 11.3
- Drove alone72.6 percent
- Carpooled14.5 percent plus or minus 7.8
- Public transport0.2 percent plus or minus 0.7
- Walked4.3 percent plus or minus 3.3
- Worked from home3.7 percent plus or minus 3.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Vinton
SBA loans in Vinton (7(a))
- Approvals7
- Gross approval$3,332,300
- Average approval$476,043
- Median approval$260,000
- Largest approval$1,957,300
- Jobs supported29
- Jobs per approval4.1
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Paid in full2
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more28.6 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders5
- Distinct industries by NAICS6
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Vinton, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 2 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 Vinton
- NFIP communityCity of Vinton
- NFIP community number190016
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/21/23
The City of Vinton participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 190016 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 Vinton
Benton County context, not Vinton 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 Vinton.
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
Vinton questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Vinton, Iowa?
4,948, in 2,292 households. Vinton city covers 4.88 square miles of land, which is 1,013 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Vinton 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 Vinton?
$66,495. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $152,300. Median gross rent is $942 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Vinton businesses?
7 7(a) approvals totaling $3.3 m since FY2020, across 5 lenders, median approval $260,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Vinton, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Vinton borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Vinton. Only 2 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 Vinton in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Vinton appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Vinton, city of, community 190016, 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 Vinton 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 Vinton.
Is zoning published for Vinton?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.