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Grand River, Iowa: commercial real estate data.
Grand River is a Census city of 166 people across 0.19 square miles of land, in Decatur County. Median household income is $40,156, 73.3 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Grand River
What Grand River is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.19 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land879 plus or minus 259
- County holding the largest share of its areaDecatur 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 Grand River
- Population166 plus or minus 49
- Median age47.5 plus or minus 10.3
- Population under 1817 plus or minus 15
- Share under 1810.2 percent plus or minus 8.7
- Population 65 and over52 plus or minus 29
- Share 65 and over31.3 percent plus or minus 14.9
- Households90 plus or minus 28
- Family households52 plus or minus 23
- Share of households that are families57.8 percent plus or minus 18.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Grand River
- Median household income$40,156
- Per capita income$28,698 plus or minus $8,187
- Civilian labor force73 plus or minus 25
- Employed72 plus or minus 26
- Unemployed1 plus or minus 3
- Unemployment rate1.4 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Adults 25 and over129 plus or minus 43
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher96.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher14.0 percent plus or minus 9.9
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree7.8 percent plus or minus 9.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Grand River
- Housing units105 plus or minus 32
- Occupied units90 plus or minus 28
- Vacant units15 plus or minus 13
- Vacancy rate14.3 percent plus or minus 11.6
- Owner occupied66 plus or minus 24
- Renter occupied24 plus or minus 18
- Ownership rate73.3 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$40,000 plus or minus $12,491
- Single family units86 plus or minus 30
- Share single family81.9 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more13 plus or minus 16
- Share in buildings of two or more12.4 percent plus or minus 14.5
- Mobile homes6 plus or minus 5
- Median year structure built1938
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Grand River gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute70 plus or minus 25
- Commuting under 15 minutes6 plus or minus 12
- Share commuting under 15 minutes8.6 percent plus or minus 16.3
- Commuting 30 minutes or more36 plus or minus 19
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more51.4 percent plus or minus 20.1
- Drove alone93.1 percent
- Carpooled4.2 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home2.8 percent plus or minus 4.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Flood risk in Grand River
- NFIP communityCity of Grand River
- NFIP community number190736
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date02/16/18(M)
The City of Grand River participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 190736 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.
Decatur County, not Grand River
Decatur County context, not Grand River figures
- Establishments in Decatur County146
- Covered employment, Decatur County2,269
- Average annual pay, Decatur County$42,983
- Housing units permitted, Decatur County2
Every figure in this section is published for Decatur County as a whole and is not a measurement of Grand River.
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
Grand River questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Grand River, Iowa?
166, in 90 households. Grand River city covers 0.19 square miles of land, which is 879 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Grand River in?
Decatur 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 Grand River?
$40,156. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $40,000. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Grand River in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Grand River appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Grand River, city of, community 190736, 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 Grand River figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Decatur 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 Grand River.
Is zoning published for Grand River?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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