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Nashua, Iowa: commercial real estate data.
Nashua is a Census city of 1,622 people across 2.92 square miles of land, lying across Chickasaw County and Floyd County. Median household income is $66,597, 80.8 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Nashua
What Nashua is
- Census place typecity
- Land area2.92 sq mi
- Water area0.26 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land555
- County holding the largest share of its areaChickasaw County, 86.0 percent
- Counties this place lies inChickasaw County 86.0 percent, Floyd County 14.0 percent
Nashua crosses a county line. The split above is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries, by area, so it says where the ground is and not where the town hall is.
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Nashua
How many people live in Nashua
- Population1,622
- Median age38.4
- Population under 18405 plus or minus 94
- Share under 1825.0 percent
- Population 65 and over332 plus or minus 81
- Share 65 and over20.5 percent
- Households757
- Family households442 plus or minus 95
- Share of households that are families58.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Nashua
Income and work in Nashua
- Median household income$66,597 plus or minus $14,580
- Per capita income$36,297
- Civilian labor force874
- Employed855
- Unemployed19 plus or minus 30
- Unemployment rate2.2 percent plus or minus 3.4
- Adults 25 and over1,141
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher90.4 percent plus or minus 18.7
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher14.2 percent plus or minus 5.1
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.6 percent plus or minus 3.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Nashua
Housing in Nashua
- Housing units839
- Occupied units757
- Vacant units82 plus or minus 40
- Vacancy rate9.8 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Owner occupied612
- Renter occupied145 plus or minus 49
- Ownership rate80.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$129,600
- Median gross rent, monthly$756 plus or minus $181
- Annual rent as a share of median income13.6 percent plus or minus 4.4
- Single family units733
- Share single family87.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more67 plus or minus 35
- Share in buildings of two or more8.0 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Mobile homes23 plus or minus 15
- Median year structure built1962
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Nashua
How Nashua gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute792
- Commuting under 15 minutes232 plus or minus 73
- Share commuting under 15 minutes29.3 percent plus or minus 7.8
- Commuting 30 minutes or more261 plus or minus 73
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more33.0 percent plus or minus 7.4
- Drove alone84.7 percent
- Carpooled9.9 percent plus or minus 5.6
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.1 percent plus or minus 1.3
- Worked from home4.3 percent plus or minus 2.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Nashua
Flood risk in Nashua
- NFIP communityCity of Nashua
- NFIP community number190068
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/28/12
The City of Nashua participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 190068 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 Nashua
Chickasaw County context, not Nashua 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 Nashua.
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
Nashua questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Nashua, Iowa?
1,622, in 757 households. Nashua city covers 2.92 square miles of land, which is 555 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Nashua in?
Nashua lies in more than one. By area it is 86.0 percent in Chickasaw County, 14.0 percent in Floyd County. This page sits under Chickasaw County because that county holds the largest share. The split is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries.
What is the median household income in Nashua?
$66,597. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $129,600. Median gross rent is $756 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Nashua in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Nashua appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Nashua, city of, community 190068, 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 Nashua 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 Nashua.
Is zoning published for Nashua?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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