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Woodward, Iowa: commercial real estate data.
Woodward is a Census city of 977 people across 3.65 square miles of land, lying across Dallas County and Boone County. Median household income is $65,658, 77.5 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $15,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Woodward
What Woodward is
- Census place typecity
- Land area3.65 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land268
- County holding the largest share of its areaDallas County, 65.9 percent
- Counties this place lies inDallas County 65.9 percent, Boone County 34.1 percent
Woodward 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.
Woodward
How many people live in Woodward
- Population977
- Median age40.3
- Population under 18206 plus or minus 49
- Share under 1821.1 percent
- Population 65 and over152 plus or minus 50
- Share 65 and over15.6 percent plus or minus 4.3
- Households364
- Family households206 plus or minus 51
- Share of households that are families56.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Woodward
Income and work in Woodward
- Median household income$65,658 plus or minus $13,936
- Per capita income$31,662
- Civilian labor force527 plus or minus 169
- Employed521 plus or minus 166
- Unemployed6 plus or minus 8
- Unemployment rate1.1 percent plus or minus 1.5
- Adults 25 and over682
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher95.0 percent plus or minus 24.6
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher25.1 percent plus or minus 8.7
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.1 percent plus or minus 3.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Woodward
Housing in Woodward
- Housing units398
- Occupied units364
- Vacant units34 plus or minus 28
- Vacancy rate8.5 percent plus or minus 6.9
- Owner occupied282
- Renter occupied82 plus or minus 39
- Ownership rate77.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$179,900
- Single family units328
- Share single family82.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more57 plus or minus 38
- Share in buildings of two or more14.3 percent plus or minus 9.3
- Mobile homes13 plus or minus 18
- Median year structure built1958
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Woodward
How Woodward gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute510 plus or minus 167
- Commuting under 15 minutes246 plus or minus 130
- Share commuting under 15 minutes48.2 percent plus or minus 20.1
- Commuting 30 minutes or more170 plus or minus 71
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more33.3 percent plus or minus 8.6
- Drove alone74.8 percent plus or minus 32.4
- Carpooled2.5 percent plus or minus 2.3
- Public transport10.4 percent plus or minus 18.1
- Walked8.0 percent plus or minus 13.8
- Worked from home3.4 percent plus or minus 2.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Woodward
SBA loans in Woodward (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$15,000
- Average approval$15,000
- Median approval$15,000
- Largest approval$15,000
- Jobs supported1
- Jobs per approval1.0
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term36 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 Woodward, 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.
Woodward
SBA loans in Woodward (504)
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$807,000
- Average approval$807,000
- Median approval$807,000
- Largest approval$807,000
- Jobs supported3
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Woodward, 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.
Dallas County, not Woodward
Dallas County context, not Woodward figures
- Establishments in Dallas County2,521
- Covered employment, Dallas County55,258
- Average annual pay, Dallas County$76,316
- Housing units permitted, Dallas County1,513
Every figure in this section is published for Dallas County as a whole and is not a measurement of Woodward.
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
Woodward questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Woodward, Iowa?
977, in 364 households. Woodward city covers 3.65 square miles of land, which is 268 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Woodward in?
Woodward lies in more than one. By area it is 65.9 percent in Dallas County, 34.1 percent in Boone County. This page sits under Dallas 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 Woodward?
$65,658. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $179,900. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Woodward businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $15,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $15,000, plus 1 504 approvals worth $807,000 since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Woodward, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Woodward borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Woodward. 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.
Are the county figures on this page Woodward figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Dallas 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 Woodward.
Is zoning published for Woodward?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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