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Meservey, Iowa: commercial real estate data.
Meservey is a Census city of 262 people across 1.50 square miles of land, in Cerro Gordo County. Median household income is $46,750, 71.6 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Meservey
What Meservey is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1.5 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land175 plus or minus 70
- County holding the largest share of its areaCerro Gordo 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 Meservey
- Population262 plus or minus 104
- Median age31.8 plus or minus 11.6
- Population under 1899 plus or minus 55
- Share under 1837.8 percent plus or minus 14.8
- Population 65 and over43 plus or minus 20
- Share 65 and over16.4 percent plus or minus 3.7
- Households95 plus or minus 34
- Family households78 plus or minus 30
- Share of households that are families82.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Meservey
- Median household income$46,750 plus or minus $22,560
- Per capita income$21,918 plus or minus $6,207
- Civilian labor force88 plus or minus 39
- Employed87 plus or minus 39
- Unemployed1 plus or minus 2
- Unemployment rate1.1 percent plus or minus 2.2
- Adults 25 and over153 plus or minus 48
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher69.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher7.2 percent plus or minus 9.1
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree1.3 percent plus or minus 7.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Meservey
- Housing units126 plus or minus 33
- Occupied units95 plus or minus 34
- Vacant units31 plus or minus 20
- Vacancy rate24.6 percent plus or minus 14.5
- Owner occupied68 plus or minus 25
- Renter occupied27 plus or minus 26
- Ownership rate71.6 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$50,800
- Median gross rent, monthly$631
- Annual rent as a share of median income16.2 percent plus or minus 7.8
- Single family units126 plus or minus 34
- Share single family100.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1938
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Meservey gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute84 plus or minus 39
- Commuting under 15 minutes9 plus or minus 14
- Share commuting under 15 minutes10.7 percent plus or minus 16.3
- Commuting 30 minutes or more54 plus or minus 29
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more64.3 percent plus or minus 16.4
- Drove alone89.5 percent
- Carpooled4.7 percent plus or minus 9.1
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home2.3 percent plus or minus 3.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Flood risk in Meservey
- NFIP communityCity of Meservey
- NFIP community number190777
- Participating in the NFIPNo
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date06/05/20
The City of Meservey does not participate in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 190777 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.
Cerro Gordo County, not Meservey
Cerro Gordo County context, not Meservey figures
- Establishments in Cerro Gordo County1,357
- Covered employment, Cerro Gordo County23,531
- Average annual pay, Cerro Gordo County$54,949
- Housing units permitted, Cerro Gordo County52
Every figure in this section is published for Cerro Gordo County as a whole and is not a measurement of Meservey.
All Cerro Gordo County figures →
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
Meservey questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Meservey, Iowa?
262, in 95 households. Meservey city covers 1.50 square miles of land, which is 175 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Meservey in?
Cerro Gordo 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 Meservey?
$46,750. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $50,800. Median gross rent is $631 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Meservey in the National Flood Insurance Program?
No, it is listed but not participating. Meservey appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Meservey, city of, community 190777, 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 Meservey figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Cerro Gordo 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 Meservey.
Is zoning published for Meservey?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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