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Arnolds Park, Iowa: commercial real estate data.
Arnolds Park is a Census city of 922 people across 1.60 square miles of land, in Dickinson County. Median household income is $86,833, 91.4 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 5 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $232,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Arnolds Park
What Arnolds Park is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1.6 sq mi
- Water area0.19 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land578
- County holding the largest share of its areaDickinson 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 Arnolds Park
- Population922
- Median age65.4
- Population under 1838 plus or minus 31
- Share under 184.1 percent plus or minus 3.2
- Population 65 and over475 plus or minus 98
- Share 65 and over51.5 percent
- Households522
- Family households332 plus or minus 79
- Share of households that are families63.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Arnolds Park
- Median household income$86,833 plus or minus $19,656
- Per capita income$69,667
- Civilian labor force399 plus or minus 87
- Employed397 plus or minus 87
- Unemployed2 plus or minus 5
- Unemployment rate0.5 percent plus or minus 1.2
- Adults 25 and over880 plus or minus 178
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher97.6 percent plus or minus 26.0
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher39.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree10.1 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 Arnolds Park
- Housing units1,616
- Occupied units522
- Vacant units1,094
- Vacancy rate67.7 percent
- Owner occupied477 plus or minus 96
- Renter occupied45 plus or minus 34
- Ownership rate91.4 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$438,900 plus or minus $116,729
- Median gross rent, monthly$485 plus or minus $136
- Annual rent as a share of median income6.7 percent plus or minus 2.4
- Single family units948
- Share single family58.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more398 plus or minus 103
- Share in buildings of two or more24.6 percent plus or minus 5.8
- Mobile homes270 plus or minus 77
- Median year structure built1997
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Arnolds Park gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute350 plus or minus 85
- Commuting under 15 minutes143 plus or minus 50
- Share commuting under 15 minutes40.9 percent plus or minus 10.3
- Commuting 30 minutes or more33 plus or minus 24
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more9.4 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Drove alone75.6 percent
- Carpooled10.6 percent plus or minus 8.8
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.3 percent plus or minus 2.5
- Worked from home11.8 percent plus or minus 4.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Arnolds Park (7(a))
- Approvals5
- Gross approval$232,000
- Average approval$46,400
- Median approval$47,500
- Largest approval$75,000
- Jobs supported48
- Jobs per approval9.6
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term60 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS4
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Arnolds Park, 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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SBA loans in Arnolds Park (504)
- Approvals5
- Gross approval$2,714,000
- Average approval$542,800
- Median approval$428,000
- Largest approval$1,148,000
- Jobs supported49
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Arnolds Park, in any county, FY2010 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, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Arnolds Park
- NFIP communityCity of Arnolds Park
- NFIP community number190547
- Participating in the NFIPNo
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/29/22
The City of Arnolds Park does not participate in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 190547 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.
Dickinson County, not Arnolds Park
Dickinson County context, not Arnolds Park figures
- Establishments in Dickinson County784
- Covered employment, Dickinson County10,008
- Average annual pay, Dickinson County$46,626
- Housing units permitted, Dickinson County292
Every figure in this section is published for Dickinson County as a whole and is not a measurement of Arnolds Park.
All Dickinson County figures →
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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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
Arnolds Park questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Arnolds Park, Iowa?
922, in 522 households. Arnolds Park city covers 1.60 square miles of land, which is 578 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Arnolds Park in?
Dickinson 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 Arnolds Park?
$86,833. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $438,900. Median gross rent is $485 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Arnolds Park businesses?
5 7(a) approvals totaling $232,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $47,500, plus 5 504 approvals worth $2.7 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Arnolds Park, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Arnolds Park borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Arnolds Park. 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 Arnolds Park in the National Flood Insurance Program?
No, it is listed but not participating. Arnolds Park appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Arnolds Park, city of, community 190547, 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 Arnolds Park figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Dickinson 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 Arnolds Park.
Is zoning published for Arnolds Park?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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