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Bennett, Iowa: commercial real estate data.
Bennett is a Census city of 390 people across 0.21 square miles of land, in Cedar County. Median household income is $69,375, 73.8 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $108,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Bennett
What Bennett is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.21 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,883 plus or minus 415
- County holding the largest share of its areaCedar 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.
Bennett
How many people live in Bennett
- Population390 plus or minus 86
- Median age43.1
- Population under 1876 plus or minus 29
- Share under 1819.5 percent plus or minus 6.1
- Population 65 and over71 plus or minus 22
- Share 65 and over18.2 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Households160
- Family households102 plus or minus 26
- Share of households that are families63.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bennett
Income and work in Bennett
- Median household income$69,375 plus or minus $22,254
- Per capita income$38,852
- Civilian labor force222 plus or minus 53
- Employed215 plus or minus 52
- Unemployed7 plus or minus 7
- Unemployment rate3.2 percent plus or minus 3.1
- Adults 25 and over292 plus or minus 62
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher94.5 percent plus or minus 27.7
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher8.6 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree2.4 percent plus or minus 3.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bennett
Housing in Bennett
- Housing units185
- Occupied units160
- Vacant units25 plus or minus 18
- Vacancy rate13.5 percent plus or minus 9.4
- Owner occupied118 plus or minus 25
- Renter occupied42 plus or minus 20
- Ownership rate73.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$130,300
- Median gross rent, monthly$886 plus or minus $261
- Annual rent as a share of median income15.3 percent plus or minus 6.7
- Single family units160
- Share single family86.5 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more25 plus or minus 18
- Share in buildings of two or more13.5 percent plus or minus 9.6
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1938
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bennett
How Bennett gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute202 plus or minus 51
- Commuting under 15 minutes42 plus or minus 21
- Share commuting under 15 minutes20.8 percent plus or minus 9.1
- Commuting 30 minutes or more105 plus or minus 37
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more52.0 percent plus or minus 12.5
- Drove alone74.9 percent
- Carpooled17.4 percent plus or minus 11.3
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked5.3 percent plus or minus 3.6
- Worked from home2.4 percent plus or minus 1.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bennett
SBA loans in Bennett (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$108,000
- Average approval$108,000
- Median approval$108,000
- Largest approval$108,000
- Jobs supported8
- Jobs per approval8.0
- 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 Bennett, 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.
Bennett
Flood risk in Bennett
- NFIP communityCity of Bennett
- NFIP community number190051
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date08/19/13(M)
The City of Bennett participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 190051 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.
Cedar County, not Bennett
Cedar County context, not Bennett figures
- Establishments in Cedar County460
- Covered employment, Cedar County5,170
- Average annual pay, Cedar County$49,261
- Housing units permitted, Cedar County49
Every figure in this section is published for Cedar County as a whole and is not a measurement of Bennett.
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
Bennett questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Bennett, Iowa?
390, in 160 households. Bennett city covers 0.21 square miles of land, which is 1,883 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Bennett in?
Cedar 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 Bennett?
$69,375. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $130,300. Median gross rent is $886 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Bennett businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $108,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $108,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Bennett, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Bennett borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Bennett. 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 Bennett in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Bennett appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Bennett, city of, community 190051, 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 Bennett figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Cedar 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 Bennett.
Is zoning published for Bennett?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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