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Bassett, Iowa: commercial real estate data.
Bassett is a Census city of 50 people across 0.39 square miles of land, in Chickasaw County. Median household income is $62,895, 97.5 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
This is a small place, and the figures below carry wide margins.
The American Community Survey reaches Bassett through a sample, not a count, and in a place this size that sample is thin. The population estimate here is 50 with a margin of error of plus or minus 36, which is 72.0 percent of the estimate itself. Every figure whose margin reaches 20 percent is printed with that margin beside it, so you can see the width of each one rather than having to assume it.
Nothing has been removed or adjusted. These are the published federal estimates, shown with the uncertainty the Census publishes alongside them.
Bassett
What Bassett is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.39 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land128 plus or minus 92
- County holding the largest share of its areaChickasaw 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.
Bassett
How many people live in Bassett
- Population50 plus or minus 36
- Median age69.3 plus or minus 14.4
- Population under 180
- Share under 180.0 percent
- Population 65 and over31 plus or minus 33
- Share 65 and over62.0 percent plus or minus 49.1
- Households40 plus or minus 32
- Family households9 plus or minus 9
- Share of households that are families22.5 percent plus or minus 13.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bassett
Income and work in Bassett
- Median household income$62,895 plus or minus $29,069
- Per capita income$42,544 plus or minus $15,545
- Civilian labor force16 plus or minus 15
- Employed16 plus or minus 15
- Unemployed0
- Unemployment rate0.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over49 plus or minus 36
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher98.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher0.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree0.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bassett
Housing in Bassett
- Housing units40 plus or minus 32
- Occupied units40 plus or minus 32
- Vacant units0
- Vacancy rate0.0 percent
- Owner occupied39 plus or minus 32
- Renter occupied1 plus or minus 4
- Ownership rate97.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$90,800 plus or minus $58,177
- Single family units33 plus or minus 32
- Share single family82.5 percent plus or minus 43.5
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes7 plus or minus 11
- Median year structure built1938
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bassett
How Bassett gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute16 plus or minus 15
- Commuting under 15 minutes5 plus or minus 12
- Share commuting under 15 minutes31.3 percent plus or minus 67.9
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1 plus or minus 10
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more6.3 percent plus or minus 63.5
- Drove alone93.8 percent plus or minus 32.6
- Carpooled0.0 percent
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home0.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bassett
Flood risk in Bassett
- NFIP communityCity of Bassett
- NFIP community number190957
- Participating in the NFIPNo
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/28/12
The City of Bassett does not participate in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 190957 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.
Chickasaw County, not Bassett
Chickasaw County context, not Bassett figures
- Establishments in Chickasaw County353
- Covered employment, Chickasaw County5,115
- Average annual pay, Chickasaw County$55,425
- Housing units permitted, Chickasaw County5
Every figure in this section is published for Chickasaw County as a whole and is not a measurement of Bassett.
All Chickasaw 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
Bassett questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Bassett, Iowa?
50, in 40 households. Bassett city covers 0.39 square miles of land, which is 128 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Bassett in?
Chickasaw 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 Bassett?
$62,895. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $90,800. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Bassett in the National Flood Insurance Program?
No, it is listed but not participating. Bassett appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Bassett, city of, community 190957, 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 Bassett figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Chickasaw 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 Bassett.
Is zoning published for Bassett?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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