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Stanwood is a Census city of 533 people across 0.80 square miles of land, in Cedar County. Median household income is $63,264, 80.2 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Stanwood
What Stanwood is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.8 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land670
- 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.
Stanwood
How many people live in Stanwood
- Population533
- Median age47.4
- Population under 1888 plus or minus 31
- Share under 1816.5 percent plus or minus 4.8
- Population 65 and over104 plus or minus 33
- Share 65 and over19.5 percent plus or minus 5.0
- Households257 plus or minus 53
- Family households150 plus or minus 42
- Share of households that are families58.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Stanwood
Income and work in Stanwood
- Median household income$63,264 plus or minus $15,015
- Per capita income$33,383
- Civilian labor force310 plus or minus 72
- Employed299 plus or minus 72
- Unemployed11 plus or minus 11
- Unemployment rate3.5 percent plus or minus 3.5
- Adults 25 and over406
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher92.1 percent plus or minus 25.1
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher13.8 percent plus or minus 7.5
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree7.6 percent plus or minus 7.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Stanwood
Housing in Stanwood
- Housing units294 plus or minus 60
- Occupied units257 plus or minus 53
- Vacant units37 plus or minus 21
- Vacancy rate12.6 percent plus or minus 6.7
- Owner occupied206 plus or minus 49
- Renter occupied51 plus or minus 24
- Ownership rate80.2 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$145,000
- Median gross rent, monthly$945
- Annual rent as a share of median income17.9 percent plus or minus 4.3
- Single family units265 plus or minus 55
- Share single family90.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more14 plus or minus 16
- Share in buildings of two or more4.8 percent plus or minus 5.2
- Mobile homes15 plus or minus 12
- Median year structure built1954
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Stanwood
How Stanwood gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute279 plus or minus 63
- Commuting under 15 minutes63 plus or minus 30
- Share commuting under 15 minutes22.6 percent plus or minus 9.4
- Commuting 30 minutes or more117 plus or minus 36
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more41.9 percent plus or minus 8.7
- Drove alone82.3 percent plus or minus 26.8
- Carpooled9.7 percent plus or minus 4.8
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.3 percent plus or minus 2.0
- Worked from home6.7 percent plus or minus 6.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Stanwood
Flood risk in Stanwood
- NFIP communityCity of Stanwood
- NFIP community number190056
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date08/19/13(M)
The City of Stanwood participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 190056 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 Stanwood
Cedar County context, not Stanwood 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 Stanwood.
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
Stanwood questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Stanwood, Iowa?
533, in 257 households. Stanwood city covers 0.80 square miles of land, which is 670 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Stanwood 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 Stanwood?
$63,264. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $145,000. Median gross rent is $945 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Stanwood in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Stanwood appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Stanwood, city of, community 190056, 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 Stanwood 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 Stanwood.
Is zoning published for Stanwood?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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