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Riceville, Iowa: commercial real estate data.
Riceville is a Census city of 823 people across 1.06 square miles of land, lying across Howard County and Mitchell County. Median household income is $44,615, 67.9 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 5 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $1.4 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Riceville
What Riceville is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1.06 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land777
- County holding the largest share of its areaHoward County, 52.4 percent
- Counties this place lies inHoward County 52.4 percent, Mitchell County 47.6 percent
Riceville crosses a county line. The split above is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries, by area, so it says where the ground is and not where the town hall is.
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Riceville
How many people live in Riceville
- Population823
- Median age36.3
- Population under 18175 plus or minus 54
- Share under 1821.3 percent plus or minus 5.5
- Population 65 and over182 plus or minus 47
- Share 65 and over22.1 percent
- Households396
- Family households197 plus or minus 45
- Share of households that are families49.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Riceville
Income and work in Riceville
- Median household income$44,615
- Per capita income$27,101
- Civilian labor force418 plus or minus 97
- Employed414 plus or minus 99
- Unemployed4 plus or minus 5
- Unemployment rate1.0 percent plus or minus 1.2
- Adults 25 and over580
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher91.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher17.6 percent plus or minus 5.7
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree3.1 percent plus or minus 2.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Riceville
Housing in Riceville
- Housing units427
- Occupied units396
- Vacant units31 plus or minus 25
- Vacancy rate7.3 percent plus or minus 5.7
- Owner occupied269
- Renter occupied127 plus or minus 54
- Ownership rate67.9 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$112,100
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,156 plus or minus $775
- Annual rent as a share of median income31.1 percent plus or minus 21.3
- Single family units404
- Share single family94.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more12 plus or minus 14
- Share in buildings of two or more2.8 percent plus or minus 3.2
- Mobile homes11 plus or minus 9
- Median year structure built1950
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Riceville
How Riceville gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute381 plus or minus 97
- Commuting under 15 minutes118 plus or minus 40
- Share commuting under 15 minutes31.0 percent plus or minus 7.1
- Commuting 30 minutes or more152 plus or minus 75
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more39.9 percent plus or minus 16.8
- Drove alone82.2 percent
- Carpooled9.0 percent plus or minus 3.2
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.2 percent plus or minus 1.7
- Worked from home7.3 percent plus or minus 4.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Riceville
SBA loans in Riceville (7(a))
- Approvals5
- Gross approval$1,441,000
- Average approval$288,200
- Median approval$225,000
- Largest approval$515,000
- Jobs supported22
- Jobs per approval4.4
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term159 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more20.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders2
- Distinct industries by NAICS5
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Riceville, 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.
Riceville
SBA loans in Riceville (504)
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$539,000
- Average approval$269,500
- Median approval$269,500
- Largest approval$351,000
- Jobs supported4
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term180 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Riceville, in any county, FY2010 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, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Riceville
Flood risk in Riceville
- NFIP communityCity of Riceville
- NFIP community number190418
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/16/11(M)
The City of Riceville participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 190418 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 Riceville
Howard County context, not Riceville 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 Riceville.
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
Riceville questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Riceville, Iowa?
823, in 396 households. Riceville city covers 1.06 square miles of land, which is 777 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Riceville in?
Riceville lies in more than one. By area it is 52.4 percent in Howard County, 47.6 percent in Mitchell County. This page sits under Howard County because that county holds the largest share. The split is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries.
What is the median household income in Riceville?
$44,615. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $112,100. Median gross rent is $1,156 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Riceville businesses?
5 7(a) approvals totaling $1.4 m since FY2020, across 2 lenders, median approval $225,000, plus 2 504 approvals worth $539,000 since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Riceville, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Riceville borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Riceville. 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 Riceville in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Riceville appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Riceville, city of, community 190418, 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 Riceville 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 Riceville.
Is zoning published for Riceville?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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