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Garnavillo, Iowa: commercial real estate data.
Garnavillo is a Census city of 816 people across 0.94 square miles of land, in Clayton County. Median household income is $75,357, 84.5 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Garnavillo
What Garnavillo is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.94 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land865 plus or minus 194
- County holding the largest share of its areaClayton 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.
Garnavillo
How many people live in Garnavillo
- Population816 plus or minus 183
- Median age43.7 plus or minus 13.6
- Population under 18208 plus or minus 63
- Share under 1825.5 percent plus or minus 5.2
- Population 65 and over222 plus or minus 54
- Share 65 and over27.2 percent
- Households354 plus or minus 72
- Family households218 plus or minus 60
- Share of households that are families61.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Garnavillo
Income and work in Garnavillo
- Median household income$75,357
- Per capita income$37,132
- Civilian labor force383 plus or minus 97
- Employed377 plus or minus 96
- Unemployed6 plus or minus 6
- Unemployment rate1.6 percent plus or minus 1.5
- Adults 25 and over567
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher95.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher15.2 percent plus or minus 6.8
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree3.5 percent plus or minus 1.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Garnavillo
- Housing units371
- Occupied units354 plus or minus 72
- Vacant units17 plus or minus 16
- Vacancy rate4.6 percent plus or minus 4.2
- Owner occupied299 plus or minus 69
- Renter occupied55 plus or minus 26
- Ownership rate84.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$123,100 plus or minus $30,084
- Median gross rent, monthly$922
- Annual rent as a share of median income14.7 percent plus or minus 3.2
- Single family units322 plus or minus 66
- Share single family86.8 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more29 plus or minus 21
- Share in buildings of two or more7.8 percent plus or minus 5.5
- Mobile homes20 plus or minus 18
- Median year structure built1958
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Garnavillo gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute328 plus or minus 83
- Commuting under 15 minutes162 plus or minus 56
- Share commuting under 15 minutes49.4 percent plus or minus 11.5
- Commuting 30 minutes or more61 plus or minus 26
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more18.6 percent plus or minus 6.5
- Drove alone80.4 percent
- Carpooled2.7 percent plus or minus 2.6
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked5.1 percent plus or minus 3.5
- Worked from home11.8 percent plus or minus 10.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Garnavillo
Flood risk in Garnavillo
- NFIP communityCity of Garnavillo
- NFIP community number190580
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date07/22/20(M)
The City of Garnavillo participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 190580 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.
Clayton County, not Garnavillo
Clayton County context, not Garnavillo figures
- Establishments in Clayton County487
- Covered employment, Clayton County6,230
- Average annual pay, Clayton County$51,349
- Housing units permitted, Clayton County55
Every figure in this section is published for Clayton County as a whole and is not a measurement of Garnavillo.
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
Garnavillo questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Garnavillo, Iowa?
816, in 354 households. Garnavillo city covers 0.94 square miles of land, which is 865 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Garnavillo in?
Clayton 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 Garnavillo?
$75,357. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $123,100. Median gross rent is $922 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Garnavillo in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Garnavillo appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Garnavillo, city of, community 190580, 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 Garnavillo figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Clayton 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 Garnavillo.
Is zoning published for Garnavillo?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.