Vail, Iowa: commercial real estate data.
Vail is a Census city of 527 people across 0.57 square miles of land, in Crawford County. Median household income is $70,625, 91.5 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 2 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $44,300 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Vail
What Vail is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.57 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land924 plus or minus 354
- 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.
Vail
How many people live in Vail
- Population527 plus or minus 202
- Median age26.1 plus or minus 18.8
- Population under 18228 plus or minus 121
- Share under 1843.3 percent plus or minus 15.8
- Population 65 and over61 plus or minus 20
- Share 65 and over11.6 percent plus or minus 5.9
- Households141
- Family households78 plus or minus 21
- Share of households that are families55.3 percent plus or minus 11.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Vail
Income and work in Vail
- Median household income$70,625
- Per capita income$25,177 plus or minus $9,685
- Civilian labor force213 plus or minus 52
- Employed213 plus or minus 52
- Unemployed0
- Unemployment rate0.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over264 plus or minus 53
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher76.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher16.3 percent plus or minus 9.1
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree3.4 percent plus or minus 4.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Vail
Housing in Vail
- Housing units170
- Occupied units141
- Vacant units29 plus or minus 18
- Vacancy rate17.1 percent plus or minus 10.2
- Owner occupied129
- Renter occupied12 plus or minus 10
- Ownership rate91.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$87,800
- Median gross rent, monthly$661 plus or minus $194
- Annual rent as a share of median income11.2 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Single family units164
- Share single family96.5 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more2 plus or minus 10
- Share in buildings of two or more1.2 percent plus or minus 6.1
- Mobile homes4 plus or minus 4
- Median year structure built1938
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Vail
How Vail gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute201 plus or minus 52
- Commuting under 15 minutes45 plus or minus 23
- Share commuting under 15 minutes22.4 percent plus or minus 10.1
- Commuting 30 minutes or more50 plus or minus 20
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more24.9 percent plus or minus 7.9
- Drove alone83.6 percent
- Carpooled9.4 percent plus or minus 10.1
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.4 percent plus or minus 1.8
- Worked from home5.6 percent plus or minus 5.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Vail
SBA loans in Vail (7(a))
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$44,300
- Average approval$22,150
- Median approval$22,150
- Largest approval$25,000
- Jobs supported8
- Jobs per approval4.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term54 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 Vail, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have 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.
Vail
SBA loans in Vail (504)
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$98,000
- Average approval$98,000
- Median approval$98,000
- Largest approval$98,000
- Jobs supported2
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Vail, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Vail
Flood risk in Vail
- NFIP communityCity of Vail
- NFIP community number190101
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date12/02/21(M)
The City of Vail participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 190101 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 Vail
Crawford County context, not Vail 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 Vail.
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
Vail questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Vail, Iowa?
527, in 141 households. Vail city covers 0.57 square miles of land, which is 924 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Vail 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 Vail?
$70,625. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $87,800. Median gross rent is $661 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Vail businesses?
2 7(a) approvals totaling $44,300 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $22,150, plus 1 504 approvals worth $98,000 since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Vail, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Vail borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Vail. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Vail in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Vail appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Vail, city of, community 190101, 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 Vail 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 Vail.
Is zoning published for Vail?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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