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Sabula, Iowa: commercial real estate data.
Sabula is a Census city of 547 people across 0.50 square miles of land, in Jackson County. Median household income is $77,656, 76.0 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 2 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $85,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Sabula
What Sabula is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.5 sq mi
- Water area0.96 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,096 plus or minus 272
- County holding the largest share of its areaJackson 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.
Sabula
How many people live in Sabula
- Population547 plus or minus 136
- Median age50.9 plus or minus 15.6
- Population under 18106 plus or minus 48
- Share under 1819.4 percent plus or minus 7.3
- Population 65 and over149 plus or minus 37
- Share 65 and over27.2 percent
- Households250 plus or minus 54
- Family households153 plus or minus 42
- Share of households that are families61.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Sabula
Income and work in Sabula
- Median household income$77,656 plus or minus $24,066
- Per capita income$35,294
- Civilian labor force254 plus or minus 82
- Employed248 plus or minus 82
- Unemployed6 plus or minus 8
- Unemployment rate2.4 percent plus or minus 3.1
- Adults 25 and over420 plus or minus 92
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher95.5 percent plus or minus 27.8
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher7.4 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree1.4 percent plus or minus 2.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Sabula
- Housing units308 plus or minus 67
- Occupied units250 plus or minus 54
- Vacant units58 plus or minus 36
- Vacancy rate18.8 percent plus or minus 10.9
- Owner occupied190 plus or minus 47
- Renter occupied60 plus or minus 31
- Ownership rate76.0 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$133,300 plus or minus $41,680
- Median gross rent, monthly$950 plus or minus $382
- Annual rent as a share of median income14.7 percent plus or minus 7.5
- Single family units234 plus or minus 56
- Share single family76.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more41 plus or minus 31
- Share in buildings of two or more13.3 percent plus or minus 9.7
- Mobile homes33 plus or minus 22
- Median year structure built1938
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Sabula gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute219 plus or minus 75
- Commuting under 15 minutes48 plus or minus 26
- Share commuting under 15 minutes21.9 percent plus or minus 9.4
- Commuting 30 minutes or more113 plus or minus 47
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more51.6 percent plus or minus 12.0
- Drove alone87.6 percent
- Carpooled6.0 percent plus or minus 7.4
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home6.4 percent plus or minus 6.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Sabula
SBA loans in Sabula (7(a))
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$85,000
- Average approval$42,500
- Median approval$42,500
- Largest approval$50,000
- Jobs supported4
- Jobs per approval2.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term90 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders2
- Distinct industries by NAICS2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Sabula, 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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Flood risk in Sabula
- NFIP communityCity of Sabula
- NFIP community number190162
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date01/28/22
The City of Sabula participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 190162 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.
Jackson County, not Sabula
Jackson County context, not Sabula figures
- Establishments in Jackson County515
- Covered employment, Jackson County5,869
- Average annual pay, Jackson County$45,236
- Housing units permitted, Jackson County23
Every figure in this section is published for Jackson County as a whole and is not a measurement of Sabula.
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
Sabula questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Sabula, Iowa?
547, in 250 households. Sabula city covers 0.50 square miles of land, which is 1,096 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Sabula in?
Jackson 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 Sabula?
$77,656. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $133,300. Median gross rent is $950 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Sabula businesses?
2 7(a) approvals totaling $85,000 since FY2020, across 2 lenders, median approval $42,500. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Sabula, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Sabula borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Sabula. 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 Sabula in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Sabula appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Sabula, city of, community 190162, 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 Sabula figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Jackson 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 Sabula.
Is zoning published for Sabula?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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