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Dow City, Iowa: commercial real estate data.
Dow City is a Census city of 454 people across 0.33 square miles of land, in Crawford County. Median household income is $48,421, 64.6 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $9,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Dow City
What Dow City is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.33 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,360 plus or minus 363
- 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.
Dow City
How many people live in Dow City
- Population454 plus or minus 121
- Median age32.6 plus or minus 18.0
- Population under 1896 plus or minus 41
- Share under 1821.1 percent plus or minus 7.1
- Population 65 and over96 plus or minus 32
- Share 65 and over21.1 percent
- Households206 plus or minus 49
- Family households96 plus or minus 35
- Share of households that are families46.6 percent plus or minus 12.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Dow City
- Median household income$48,421
- Per capita income$35,797 plus or minus $7,963
- Civilian labor force248 plus or minus 79
- Employed248 plus or minus 79
- Unemployed0
- Unemployment rate0.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over300 plus or minus 78
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher88.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher4.7 percent plus or minus 4.4
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree0.7 percent plus or minus 3.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Dow City
- Housing units206 plus or minus 49
- Occupied units206 plus or minus 49
- Vacant units0
- Vacancy rate0.0 percent
- Owner occupied133 plus or minus 37
- Renter occupied73 plus or minus 37
- Ownership rate64.6 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$126,900 plus or minus $63,184
- Median gross rent, monthly$747
- Annual rent as a share of median income18.5 percent
- Single family units156 plus or minus 44
- Share single family75.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more38 plus or minus 34
- Share in buildings of two or more18.4 percent plus or minus 15.7
- Mobile homes12 plus or minus 8
- Median year structure built1961
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Dow City gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute231 plus or minus 73
- Commuting under 15 minutes94 plus or minus 50
- Share commuting under 15 minutes40.7 percent plus or minus 17.2
- Commuting 30 minutes or more55 plus or minus 28
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more23.8 percent plus or minus 9.6
- Drove alone83.5 percent plus or minus 17.4
- Carpooled3.5 percent plus or minus 3.7
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked13.0 percent plus or minus 10.5
- Worked from home0.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Dow City
SBA loans in Dow City (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$9,000
- Average approval$9,000
- Median approval$9,000
- Largest approval$9,000
- Jobs supported1
- Jobs per approval1.0
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term48 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Dow City, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Dow City
- NFIP communityCity of Dow City
- NFIP community number190097
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date12/02/21(M)
The City of Dow City participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 190097 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 Dow City
Crawford County context, not Dow City 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 Dow City.
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
Dow City questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Dow City, Iowa?
454, in 206 households. Dow City city covers 0.33 square miles of land, which is 1,360 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Dow City 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 Dow City?
$48,421. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $126,900. Median gross rent is $747 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Dow City businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $9,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $9,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Dow City, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Dow City borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Dow City. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Dow City in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Dow City appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Dow City, city of, community 190097, 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 Dow City 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 Dow City.
Is zoning published for Dow City?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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