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Orleans, Iowa: commercial real estate data.
Orleans is a Census city of 527 people across 1.13 square miles of land, in Dickinson County. Median household income is $74,750, 91.9 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Orleans
What Orleans is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1.13 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land468 plus or minus 134
- 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.
Orleans
How many people live in Orleans
- Population527 plus or minus 151
- Median age60.3
- Population under 1844 plus or minus 34
- Share under 188.3 percent plus or minus 5.9
- Population 65 and over195 plus or minus 43
- Share 65 and over37.0 percent plus or minus 13.4
- Households273 plus or minus 84
- Family households177 plus or minus 52
- Share of households that are families64.8 percent plus or minus 27.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Orleans
Income and work in Orleans
- Median household income$74,750 plus or minus $18,914
- Per capita income$66,223 plus or minus $15,517
- Civilian labor force250 plus or minus 98
- Employed229 plus or minus 76
- Unemployed21 plus or minus 39
- Unemployment rate8.4 percent plus or minus 15.2
- Adults 25 and over479 plus or minus 142
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher91.6 percent plus or minus 33.5
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher43.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree9.0 percent plus or minus 2.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Orleans
- Housing units625 plus or minus 143
- Occupied units273 plus or minus 84
- Vacant units352 plus or minus 96
- Vacancy rate56.3 percent
- Owner occupied251 plus or minus 78
- Renter occupied22 plus or minus 23
- Ownership rate91.9 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$573,200 plus or minus $129,022
- Single family units587 plus or minus 138
- Share single family93.9 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more36 plus or minus 33
- Share in buildings of two or more5.8 percent plus or minus 5.0
- Mobile homes2 plus or minus 4
- Median year structure built1973
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Orleans
How Orleans gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute214 plus or minus 77
- Commuting under 15 minutes87 plus or minus 38
- Share commuting under 15 minutes40.7 percent plus or minus 10.3
- Commuting 30 minutes or more36 plus or minus 23
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more16.8 percent plus or minus 8.9
- Drove alone89.9 percent
- Carpooled1.8 percent plus or minus 2.1
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked2.6 percent plus or minus 3.0
- Worked from home5.7 percent plus or minus 4.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Orleans
Flood risk in Orleans
- NFIP communityCity of Orleans
- NFIP community number190369
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/29/22
The City of Orleans participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 190369 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 Orleans
Dickinson County context, not Orleans 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 Orleans.
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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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
Orleans questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Orleans, Iowa?
527, in 273 households. Orleans city covers 1.13 square miles of land, which is 468 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Orleans 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 Orleans?
$74,750. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $573,200. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Orleans in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Orleans appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Orleans, city of, community 190369, 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 Orleans 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 Orleans.
Is zoning published for Orleans?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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