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Holstein, Iowa: commercial real estate data.
Holstein is a Census city of 1,600 people across 1.58 square miles of land, in Ida County. Median household income is $64,115, 75.1 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 2 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $382,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Holstein
What Holstein is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1.58 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,015
- County holding the largest share of its areaIda 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.
Holstein
How many people live in Holstein
- Population1,600
- Median age37.4
- Population under 18362 plus or minus 72
- Share under 1822.6 percent
- Population 65 and over337
- Share 65 and over21.1 percent
- Households675
- Family households395
- Share of households that are families58.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Holstein
- Median household income$64,115
- Per capita income$41,701
- Civilian labor force875
- Employed869
- Unemployed6 plus or minus 6
- Unemployment rate0.7 percent plus or minus 0.7
- Adults 25 and over1,053
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher97.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher34.6 percent plus or minus 7.7
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree6.6 percent plus or minus 2.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Holstein
- Housing units695
- Occupied units675
- Vacant units20 plus or minus 21
- Vacancy rate2.9 percent plus or minus 3.0
- Owner occupied507
- Renter occupied168 plus or minus 52
- Ownership rate75.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$114,400
- Median gross rent, monthly$848
- Annual rent as a share of median income15.9 percent
- Single family units624
- Share single family89.8 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more71 plus or minus 31
- Share in buildings of two or more10.2 percent plus or minus 4.3
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1959
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Holstein gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute847
- Commuting under 15 minutes574
- Share commuting under 15 minutes67.8 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more99 plus or minus 40
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more11.7 percent plus or minus 4.4
- Drove alone85.1 percent
- Carpooled10.4 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.7 percent plus or minus 1.1
- Worked from home2.1 percent plus or minus 1.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Holstein
SBA loans in Holstein (7(a))
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$382,000
- Average approval$191,000
- Median approval$191,000
- Largest approval$322,000
- Jobs supported11
- Jobs per approval5.5
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term292 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more100.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders2
- Distinct industries by NAICS2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Holstein, 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.
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SBA loans in Holstein (504)
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$1,006,000
- Average approval$1,006,000
- Median approval$1,006,000
- Largest approval$1,006,000
- Jobs supported7
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Holstein, 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.
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Flood risk in Holstein
- NFIP communityCity of Holstein
- NFIP community number190593
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date06/01/22(M)
The City of Holstein participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 190593 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.
Ida County, not Holstein
Ida County context, not Holstein figures
- Establishments in Ida County244
- Covered employment, Ida County3,584
- Average annual pay, Ida County$60,392
- Housing units permitted, Ida County2
Every figure in this section is published for Ida County as a whole and is not a measurement of Holstein.
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
Holstein questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Holstein, Iowa?
1,600, in 675 households. Holstein city covers 1.58 square miles of land, which is 1,015 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Holstein in?
Ida 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 Holstein?
$64,115. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $114,400. Median gross rent is $848 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Holstein businesses?
2 7(a) approvals totaling $382,000 since FY2020, across 2 lenders, median approval $191,000, plus 1 504 approvals worth $1.0 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Holstein, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Holstein borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Holstein. 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 Holstein in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Holstein appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Holstein, city of, community 190593, 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 Holstein figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Ida 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 Holstein.
Is zoning published for Holstein?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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