Menlo, Iowa: commercial real estate data.
Menlo is a Census city of 398 people across 0.50 square miles of land, in Guthrie County. Median household income is $77,396, 88.5 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $1.5 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Menlo
What Menlo is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.5 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land803 plus or minus 252
- County holding the largest share of its areaGuthrie 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.
Menlo
How many people live in Menlo
- Population398 plus or minus 125
- Median age43.6 plus or minus 10.7
- Population under 1874 plus or minus 41
- Share under 1818.6 percent plus or minus 8.4
- Population 65 and over64 plus or minus 23
- Share 65 and over16.1 percent
- Households157 plus or minus 41
- Family households105 plus or minus 35
- Share of households that are families66.9 percent plus or minus 13.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Menlo
Income and work in Menlo
- Median household income$77,396
- Per capita income$33,185
- Civilian labor force262 plus or minus 87
- Employed220 plus or minus 66
- Unemployed42 plus or minus 39
- Unemployment rate16.0 percent plus or minus 13.9
- Adults 25 and over257 plus or minus 72
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher92.6 percent plus or minus 33.2
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher8.6 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree0.4 percent plus or minus 4.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Menlo
Housing in Menlo
- Housing units192 plus or minus 51
- Occupied units157 plus or minus 41
- Vacant units35 plus or minus 22
- Vacancy rate18.2 percent plus or minus 10.4
- Owner occupied139 plus or minus 38
- Renter occupied18 plus or minus 13
- Ownership rate88.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$107,100
- Single family units168 plus or minus 47
- Share single family87.5 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more19 plus or minus 17
- Share in buildings of two or more9.9 percent plus or minus 8.7
- Mobile homes5 plus or minus 7
- Median year structure built1938
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Menlo
How Menlo gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute180 plus or minus 59
- Commuting under 15 minutes67 plus or minus 32
- Share commuting under 15 minutes37.2 percent plus or minus 12.6
- Commuting 30 minutes or more70 plus or minus 30
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more38.9 percent plus or minus 11.1
- Drove alone77.8 percent
- Carpooled4.4 percent plus or minus 3.7
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked6.4 percent plus or minus 6.6
- Worked from home11.3 percent plus or minus 7.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Menlo
SBA loans in Menlo (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$1,500,000
- Average approval$1,500,000
- Median approval$1,500,000
- Largest approval$1,500,000
- Jobs supported12
- Jobs per approval12.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term84 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 Menlo, in any county, FY2020 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, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Menlo
Flood risk in Menlo
- NFIP communityCity of Menlo
- NFIP community number195213
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date(NSFHA)
The City of Menlo participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 195213 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.
Guthrie County, not Menlo
Guthrie County context, not Menlo figures
- Establishments in Guthrie County313
- Covered employment, Guthrie County3,271
- Average annual pay, Guthrie County$54,155
- Housing units permitted, Guthrie County26
Every figure in this section is published for Guthrie County as a whole and is not a measurement of Menlo.
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
Menlo questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Menlo, Iowa?
398, in 157 households. Menlo city covers 0.50 square miles of land, which is 803 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Menlo in?
Guthrie 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 Menlo?
$77,396. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $107,100. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Menlo businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $1.5 m since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $1,500,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Menlo, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Menlo borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Menlo. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Menlo in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Menlo appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Menlo, city of, community 195213, 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 Menlo figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Guthrie 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 Menlo.
Is zoning published for Menlo?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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