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Charter Oak, Iowa: commercial real estate data.
Charter Oak is a Census city of 580 people across 0.51 square miles of land, in Crawford County. Median household income is $53,042, 63.7 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Charter Oak
What Charter Oak is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.51 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,130 plus or minus 335
- County holding the largest share of its areaCrawford 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 Charter Oak
- Population580 plus or minus 172
- Median age43.4 plus or minus 20.8
- Population under 18158 plus or minus 57
- Share under 1827.2 percent plus or minus 5.5
- Population 65 and over169 plus or minus 58
- Share 65 and over29.1 percent
- Households237 plus or minus 58
- Family households145 plus or minus 51
- Share of households that are families61.2 percent plus or minus 15.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Charter Oak
- Median household income$53,042
- Per capita income$24,678
- Civilian labor force219 plus or minus 75
- Employed199 plus or minus 59
- Unemployed20 plus or minus 25
- Unemployment rate9.1 percent plus or minus 11.0
- Adults 25 and over407 plus or minus 115
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher94.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher7.6 percent plus or minus 4.3
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree3.7 percent plus or minus 3.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Charter Oak
- Housing units241 plus or minus 58
- Occupied units237 plus or minus 58
- Vacant units4 plus or minus 7
- Vacancy rate1.7 percent plus or minus 2.9
- Owner occupied151 plus or minus 37
- Renter occupied86 plus or minus 47
- Ownership rate63.7 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$77,700 plus or minus $19,683
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,050 plus or minus $867
- Annual rent as a share of median income23.8 percent plus or minus 19.9
- Single family units241 plus or minus 59
- Share single family100.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1938
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Charter Oak gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute192 plus or minus 58
- Commuting under 15 minutes82 plus or minus 44
- Share commuting under 15 minutes42.7 percent plus or minus 18.8
- Commuting 30 minutes or more39 plus or minus 25
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more20.3 percent plus or minus 11.6
- Drove alone94.4 percent
- Carpooled1.5 percent plus or minus 3.0
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home1.5 percent plus or minus 2.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Flood risk in Charter Oak
- NFIP communityCity of Charter Oak
- NFIP community number190094
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date12/02/21(M)
The City of Charter Oak participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 190094 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.
Crawford County, not Charter Oak
Crawford County context, not Charter Oak figures
- Establishments in Crawford County415
- Covered employment, Crawford County6,524
- Average annual pay, Crawford County$53,067
- Housing units permitted, Crawford County16
Every figure in this section is published for Crawford County as a whole and is not a measurement of Charter Oak.
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
Charter Oak questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Charter Oak, Iowa?
580, in 237 households. Charter Oak city covers 0.51 square miles of land, which is 1,130 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Charter Oak in?
Crawford 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 Charter Oak?
$53,042. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $77,700. Median gross rent is $1,050 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Charter Oak in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Charter Oak appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Charter Oak, city of, community 190094, 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 Charter Oak figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Crawford 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 Charter Oak.
Is zoning published for Charter Oak?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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