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Allison, Iowa: commercial real estate data.
Allison is a Census city of 929 people across 2.93 square miles of land, in Butler County. Median household income is $64,063, 72.2 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 2 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $659,800 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Allison
What Allison is
- Census place typecity
- Land area2.93 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land317
- County holding the largest share of its areaButler 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.
Allison
How many people live in Allison
- Population929
- Median age42.3
- Population under 18190 plus or minus 61
- Share under 1820.5 percent plus or minus 5.5
- Population 65 and over236 plus or minus 47
- Share 65 and over25.4 percent
- Households413
- Family households249
- Share of households that are families60.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Allison
- Median household income$64,063
- Per capita income$33,789
- Civilian labor force476 plus or minus 105
- Employed473 plus or minus 104
- Unemployed3 plus or minus 5
- Unemployment rate0.6 percent plus or minus 1.0
- Adults 25 and over684
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher94.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher15.9 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree2.8 percent plus or minus 2.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Allison
- Housing units464
- Occupied units413
- Vacant units51 plus or minus 42
- Vacancy rate11.0 percent plus or minus 8.9
- Owner occupied298
- Renter occupied115 plus or minus 44
- Ownership rate72.2 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$111,500
- Median gross rent, monthly$740
- Annual rent as a share of median income13.9 percent plus or minus 3.3
- Single family units409
- Share single family88.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more55 plus or minus 35
- Share in buildings of two or more11.9 percent plus or minus 7.3
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1957
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Allison
How Allison gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute446 plus or minus 102
- Commuting under 15 minutes183 plus or minus 58
- Share commuting under 15 minutes41.0 percent plus or minus 9.1
- Commuting 30 minutes or more155 plus or minus 52
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more34.8 percent plus or minus 8.6
- Drove alone79.7 percent
- Carpooled4.7 percent plus or minus 4.3
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked7.0 percent plus or minus 3.7
- Worked from home5.7 percent plus or minus 4.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Allison
SBA loans in Allison (7(a))
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$659,800
- Average approval$329,900
- Median approval$329,900
- Largest approval$538,800
- Jobs supported10
- Jobs per approval5.0
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term210 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more50.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Allison, 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.
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Flood risk in Allison
- NFIP communityCity of Allison
- NFIP community number190544
- Participating in the NFIPNo
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date12/17/20
The City of Allison does not participate in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 190544 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.
Butler County, not Allison
Butler County context, not Allison figures
- Establishments in Butler County324
- Covered employment, Butler County3,691
- Average annual pay, Butler County$53,211
- Housing units permitted, Butler County27
Every figure in this section is published for Butler County as a whole and is not a measurement of Allison.
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
Allison questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Allison, Iowa?
929, in 413 households. Allison city covers 2.93 square miles of land, which is 317 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Allison in?
Butler 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 Allison?
$64,063. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $111,500. Median gross rent is $740 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Allison businesses?
2 7(a) approvals totaling $659,800 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $329,900. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Allison, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Allison borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Allison. 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 Allison in the National Flood Insurance Program?
No, it is listed but not participating. Allison appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Allison, city of, community 190544, 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 Allison figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Butler 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 Allison.
Is zoning published for Allison?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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