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Ventura, Iowa: commercial real estate data.
Ventura is a Census city of 733 people across 1.78 square miles of land, in Cerro Gordo County. Median household income is $91,944, 81.3 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Ventura
What Ventura is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1.78 sq mi
- Water area0.72 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land412
- 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 Ventura
- Population733
- Median age44.2
- Population under 18195 plus or minus 60
- Share under 1826.6 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Population 65 and over135 plus or minus 34
- Share 65 and over18.4 percent
- Households300
- Family households231
- Share of households that are families77.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Ventura
- Median household income$91,944
- Per capita income$41,896
- Civilian labor force406 plus or minus 92
- Employed403 plus or minus 93
- Unemployed3 plus or minus 5
- Unemployment rate0.7 percent plus or minus 1.2
- Adults 25 and over528
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher93.9 percent plus or minus 22.8
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher35.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree11.2 percent plus or minus 4.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Ventura
- Housing units356
- Occupied units300
- Vacant units56 plus or minus 37
- Vacancy rate15.7 percent plus or minus 10.0
- Owner occupied244
- Renter occupied56 plus or minus 28
- Ownership rate81.3 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$389,500 plus or minus $109,329
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,063
- Annual rent as a share of median income13.9 percent
- Single family units295 plus or minus 59
- Share single family82.9 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more61 plus or minus 30
- Share in buildings of two or more17.1 percent plus or minus 7.7
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1972
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Ventura gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute355 plus or minus 84
- Commuting under 15 minutes133 plus or minus 40
- Share commuting under 15 minutes37.5 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more83 plus or minus 33
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more23.4 percent plus or minus 7.5
- Drove alone75.4 percent
- Carpooled8.7 percent plus or minus 5.9
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.7 percent plus or minus 2.4
- Worked from home11.9 percent plus or minus 6.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Ventura (504)
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$106,000
- Average approval$106,000
- Median approval$106,000
- Largest approval$106,000
- Jobs supported5
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Ventura, in any county, FY2010 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, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Ventura
- NFIP communityCity of Ventura
- NFIP community number190674
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date12/15/22
The City of Ventura participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 190674 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 Ventura
Cerro Gordo County context, not Ventura 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 Ventura.
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.
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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
Ventura questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Ventura, Iowa?
733, in 300 households. Ventura city covers 1.78 square miles of land, which is 412 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Ventura 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 Ventura?
$91,944. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $389,500. Median gross rent is $1,063 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Ventura in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Ventura appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Ventura, city of, community 190674, 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 Ventura 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 Ventura.
Is zoning published for Ventura?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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