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Ida Grove, Iowa: commercial real estate data.
Ida Grove is a Census city of 1,967 people across 2.20 square miles of land, in Ida County. Median household income is $61,250, 69.6 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 20 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $4.1 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Ida Grove
What Ida Grove is
- Census place typecity
- Land area2.2 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land896
- 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.
Ida Grove
How many people live in Ida Grove
- Population1,967
- Median age42.9
- Population under 18428
- Share under 1821.8 percent
- Population 65 and over403
- Share 65 and over20.5 percent
- Households973
- Family households470
- Share of households that are families48.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Ida Grove
Income and work in Ida Grove
- Median household income$61,250 plus or minus $12,450
- Per capita income$41,298
- Civilian labor force1,039
- Employed996
- Unemployed43 plus or minus 35
- Unemployment rate4.1 percent plus or minus 3.3
- Adults 25 and over1,412
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher95.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher19.0 percent plus or minus 4.4
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.7 percent plus or minus 2.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Ida Grove
- Housing units1,143
- Occupied units973
- Vacant units170 plus or minus 88
- Vacancy rate14.9 percent plus or minus 7.6
- Owner occupied677
- Renter occupied296 plus or minus 81
- Ownership rate69.6 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$94,900
- Median gross rent, monthly$694
- Annual rent as a share of median income13.6 percent plus or minus 3.3
- Single family units899
- Share single family78.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more229 plus or minus 77
- Share in buildings of two or more20.0 percent plus or minus 6.5
- Mobile homes15 plus or minus 17
- Median year structure built1955
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Ida Grove gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute858
- Commuting under 15 minutes587
- Share commuting under 15 minutes68.4 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more82 plus or minus 42
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more9.6 percent plus or minus 4.8
- Drove alone83.8 percent
- Carpooled6.4 percent plus or minus 3.3
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked2.4 percent plus or minus 2.0
- Worked from home6.7 percent plus or minus 4.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Ida Grove
SBA loans in Ida Grove (7(a))
- Approvals20
- Gross approval$4,069,900
- Average approval$203,495
- Median approval$92,850
- Ninetieth percentile approval$288,550
- Largest approval$1,830,000
- Jobs supported93
- Jobs per approval4.7
- Loans with a final outcome6
- Paid in full5
- Charged off1
- Median term138 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more30.0 percent
- Share to franchises10.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS12
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Ida Grove, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 6 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.
Ida Grove
Flood risk in Ida Grove
- NFIP communityCity of Ida Grove
- NFIP community number190156
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date06/01/22
The City of Ida Grove participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 190156 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 Ida Grove
Ida County context, not Ida Grove 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 Ida Grove.
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
Ida Grove questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Ida Grove, Iowa?
1,967, in 973 households. Ida Grove city covers 2.20 square miles of land, which is 896 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Ida Grove 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 Ida Grove?
$61,250. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $94,900. Median gross rent is $694 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Ida Grove businesses?
20 7(a) approvals totaling $4.1 m since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $92,850. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Ida Grove, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Ida Grove borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Ida Grove. Only 6 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 Ida Grove in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Ida Grove appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Ida Grove, city of, community 190156, 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 Ida Grove 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 Ida Grove.
Is zoning published for Ida Grove?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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