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Lime Springs, Iowa: commercial real estate data.
Lime Springs is a Census city of 442 people across 1.02 square miles of land, in Howard County. Median household income is $53,750, 87.1 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Lime Springs
What Lime Springs is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1.02 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land435 plus or minus 109
- County holding the largest share of its areaHoward 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.
Lime Springs
How many people live in Lime Springs
- Population442 plus or minus 111
- Median age40.7 plus or minus 9.2
- Population under 18115 plus or minus 44
- Share under 1826.0 percent plus or minus 7.5
- Population 65 and over87 plus or minus 25
- Share 65 and over19.7 percent
- Households202 plus or minus 47
- Family households112 plus or minus 33
- Share of households that are families55.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Lime Springs
- Median household income$53,750 plus or minus $13,430
- Per capita income$29,946
- Civilian labor force233 plus or minus 67
- Employed229 plus or minus 67
- Unemployed4 plus or minus 5
- Unemployment rate1.7 percent plus or minus 2.1
- Adults 25 and over301 plus or minus 71
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher95.7 percent plus or minus 31.0
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher7.6 percent plus or minus 6.7
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree1.0 percent plus or minus 3.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Lime Springs
- Housing units283 plus or minus 80
- Occupied units202 plus or minus 47
- Vacant units81 plus or minus 66
- Vacancy rate28.6 percent plus or minus 21.9
- Owner occupied176 plus or minus 42
- Renter occupied26 plus or minus 19
- Ownership rate87.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$99,100
- Median gross rent, monthly$538 plus or minus $217
- Annual rent as a share of median income12.0 percent plus or minus 5.7
- Single family units264 plus or minus 81
- Share single family93.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more19 plus or minus 18
- Share in buildings of two or more6.7 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1938
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Lime Springs gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute206 plus or minus 66
- Commuting under 15 minutes58 plus or minus 24
- Share commuting under 15 minutes28.2 percent plus or minus 7.7
- Commuting 30 minutes or more83 plus or minus 39
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more40.3 percent plus or minus 13.9
- Drove alone77.7 percent
- Carpooled6.7 percent plus or minus 5.9
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked5.8 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Worked from home8.0 percent plus or minus 4.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lime Springs
Flood risk in Lime Springs
- NFIP communityTown of Lime Springs
- NFIP community number190417
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/16/11(M)
The Town of Lime Springs participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 190417 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.
Howard County, not Lime Springs
Howard County context, not Lime Springs figures
- Establishments in Howard County270
- Covered employment, Howard County4,402
- Average annual pay, Howard County$48,223
- Housing units permitted, Howard County8
Every figure in this section is published for Howard County as a whole and is not a measurement of Lime Springs.
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
Lime Springs questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Lime Springs, Iowa?
442, in 202 households. Lime Springs city covers 1.02 square miles of land, which is 435 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Lime Springs in?
Howard 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 Lime Springs?
$53,750. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $99,100. Median gross rent is $538 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Lime Springs in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Lime Springs appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Lime Springs, town of, community 190417, 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 Lime Springs figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Howard 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 Lime Springs.
Is zoning published for Lime Springs?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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