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Coulter, Iowa: commercial real estate data.
Coulter is a Census city of 228 people across 2.47 square miles of land, in Franklin County. Median household income is $62,917, 73.8 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Coulter
What Coulter is
- Census place typecity
- Land area2.47 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land92 plus or minus 34
- County holding the largest share of its areaFranklin 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.
Coulter
How many people live in Coulter
- Population228 plus or minus 84
- Median age34.2 plus or minus 12.3
- Population under 1888 plus or minus 52
- Share under 1838.6 percent plus or minus 17.8
- Population 65 and over27 plus or minus 17
- Share 65 and over11.8 percent plus or minus 6.0
- Households84 plus or minus 30
- Family households59 plus or minus 25
- Share of households that are families70.2 percent plus or minus 16.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Coulter
Income and work in Coulter
- Median household income$62,917 plus or minus $28,894
- Per capita income$24,881 plus or minus $9,011
- Civilian labor force92 plus or minus 40
- Employed91 plus or minus 39
- Unemployed1 plus or minus 3
- Unemployment rate1.1 percent plus or minus 3.2
- Adults 25 and over132 plus or minus 47
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher90.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher10.6 percent plus or minus 10.6
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree0.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Coulter
Housing in Coulter
- Housing units109 plus or minus 32
- Occupied units84 plus or minus 30
- Vacant units25 plus or minus 13
- Vacancy rate22.9 percent plus or minus 9.8
- Owner occupied62 plus or minus 24
- Renter occupied22 plus or minus 16
- Ownership rate73.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$90,000 plus or minus $23,358
- Median gross rent, monthly$693 plus or minus $139
- Annual rent as a share of median income13.2 percent plus or minus 6.6
- Single family units96 plus or minus 30
- Share single family88.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more13 plus or minus 17
- Share in buildings of two or more11.9 percent plus or minus 15.4
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1944
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Coulter
How Coulter gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute85 plus or minus 37
- Commuting under 15 minutes38 plus or minus 23
- Share commuting under 15 minutes44.7 percent plus or minus 19.2
- Commuting 30 minutes or more18 plus or minus 15
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more21.2 percent plus or minus 15.3
- Drove alone83.3 percent plus or minus 17.8
- Carpooled8.9 percent plus or minus 8.0
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked2.2 percent plus or minus 3.2
- Worked from home5.6 percent plus or minus 8.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Coulter
Flood risk in Coulter
- NFIP communityCity of Coulter
- NFIP community number190388
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date12/18/12(M)
The City of Coulter participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 190388 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.
Franklin County, not Coulter
Franklin County context, not Coulter figures
- Establishments in Franklin County285
- Covered employment, Franklin County3,982
- Average annual pay, Franklin County$53,225
- Housing units permitted, Franklin County5
Every figure in this section is published for Franklin County as a whole and is not a measurement of Coulter.
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
Coulter questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Coulter, Iowa?
228, in 84 households. Coulter city covers 2.47 square miles of land, which is 92 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Coulter in?
Franklin 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 Coulter?
$62,917. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $90,000. Median gross rent is $693 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Coulter in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Coulter appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Coulter, city of, community 190388, 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 Coulter figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Franklin 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 Coulter.
Is zoning published for Coulter?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.