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Quimby, Iowa: commercial real estate data.
Quimby is a Census city of 286 people across 0.41 square miles of land, in Cherokee County. Median household income is $54,375, 75.5 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Quimby
What Quimby is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.41 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land702 plus or minus 204
- County holding the largest share of its areaCherokee 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.
Quimby
How many people live in Quimby
- Population286 plus or minus 83
- Median age48.5 plus or minus 12.8
- Population under 1833 plus or minus 23
- Share under 1811.5 percent plus or minus 7.3
- Population 65 and over95 plus or minus 30
- Share 65 and over33.2 percent
- Households147 plus or minus 40
- Family households73 plus or minus 28
- Share of households that are families49.7 percent plus or minus 13.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Quimby
Income and work in Quimby
- Median household income$54,375 plus or minus $13,347
- Per capita income$32,458
- Civilian labor force167 plus or minus 66
- Employed167 plus or minus 66
- Unemployed0
- Unemployment rate0.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over224 plus or minus 68
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher92.4 percent plus or minus 37.2
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher11.2 percent plus or minus 8.3
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree1.3 percent plus or minus 4.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Quimby
- Housing units173 plus or minus 42
- Occupied units147 plus or minus 40
- Vacant units26 plus or minus 20
- Vacancy rate15.0 percent plus or minus 11.0
- Owner occupied111 plus or minus 34
- Renter occupied36 plus or minus 22
- Ownership rate75.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$62,100 plus or minus $16,612
- Median gross rent, monthly$643
- Annual rent as a share of median income14.2 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Single family units169 plus or minus 40
- Share single family97.7 percent plus or minus 33.2
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes4 plus or minus 6
- Median year structure built1940
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Quimby gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute166 plus or minus 66
- Commuting under 15 minutes52 plus or minus 25
- Share commuting under 15 minutes31.3 percent plus or minus 8.4
- Commuting 30 minutes or more43 plus or minus 23
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more25.9 percent plus or minus 9.1
- Drove alone83.2 percent plus or minus 43.3
- Carpooled12.6 percent plus or minus 13.5
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked3.6 percent plus or minus 3.3
- Worked from home0.6 percent plus or minus 1.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Quimby
Flood risk in Quimby
- NFIP communityCity of Quimby
- NFIP community number190354
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date12/02/21(M)
The City of Quimby participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 190354 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.
Cherokee County, not Quimby
Cherokee County context, not Quimby figures
- Establishments in Cherokee County340
- Covered employment, Cherokee County4,858
- Average annual pay, Cherokee County$50,452
- Housing units permitted, Cherokee County71
Every figure in this section is published for Cherokee County as a whole and is not a measurement of Quimby.
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
Quimby questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Quimby, Iowa?
286, in 147 households. Quimby city covers 0.41 square miles of land, which is 702 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Quimby in?
Cherokee 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 Quimby?
$54,375. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $62,100. Median gross rent is $643 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Quimby in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Quimby appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Quimby, city of, community 190354, 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 Quimby figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Cherokee 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 Quimby.
Is zoning published for Quimby?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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