Hills, Iowa: commercial real estate data.
Hills is a Census city of 974 people across 0.82 square miles of land, in Johnson County. Median household income is $83,333, 64.2 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $148,200 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Hills
What Hills is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.82 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,185 plus or minus 265
- County holding the largest share of its areaJohnson 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.
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How many people live in Hills
- Population974 plus or minus 218
- Median age40.2 plus or minus 8.1
- Population under 18148 plus or minus 62
- Share under 1815.2 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Population 65 and over200 plus or minus 73
- Share 65 and over20.5 percent plus or minus 6.0
- Households438 plus or minus 95
- Family households262 plus or minus 77
- Share of households that are families59.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Hills
- Median household income$83,333
- Per capita income$41,488
- Civilian labor force658 plus or minus 160
- Employed634 plus or minus 153
- Unemployed24 plus or minus 27
- Unemployment rate3.6 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Adults 25 and over753 plus or minus 181
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher97.7 percent plus or minus 30.9
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher24.2 percent plus or minus 6.1
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.2 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 Hills
- Housing units469 plus or minus 98
- Occupied units438 plus or minus 95
- Vacant units31 plus or minus 33
- Vacancy rate6.6 percent plus or minus 6.9
- Owner occupied281 plus or minus 77
- Renter occupied157 plus or minus 66
- Ownership rate64.2 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$240,200
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,132
- Annual rent as a share of median income16.3 percent
- Single family units340 plus or minus 78
- Share single family72.5 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more129 plus or minus 62
- Share in buildings of two or more27.5 percent plus or minus 11.9
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1977
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Hills gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute554 plus or minus 147
- Commuting under 15 minutes133 plus or minus 70
- Share commuting under 15 minutes24.0 percent plus or minus 10.8
- Commuting 30 minutes or more85 plus or minus 43
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more15.3 percent plus or minus 6.6
- Drove alone75.8 percent
- Carpooled7.8 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked3.8 percent plus or minus 3.9
- Worked from home11.9 percent plus or minus 7.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hills
SBA loans in Hills (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$148,200
- Average approval$148,200
- Median approval$148,200
- Largest approval$148,200
- Jobs supported2
- Jobs per approval2.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term126 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Hills, 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 Hills
- NFIP communityCity of Hills
- NFIP community number190170
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date12/26/25
The City of Hills participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 190170 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.
Johnson County, not Hills
Johnson County context, not Hills figures
- Establishments in Johnson County3,490
- Covered employment, Johnson County83,750
- Average annual pay, Johnson County$64,363
- Housing units permitted, Johnson County714
Every figure in this section is published for Johnson County as a whole and is not a measurement of Hills.
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.
Coverage
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
Hills questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Hills, Iowa?
974, in 438 households. Hills city covers 0.82 square miles of land, which is 1,185 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Hills in?
Johnson 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 Hills?
$83,333. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $240,200. Median gross rent is $1,132 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Hills businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $148,200 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $148,200. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Hills, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Hills borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Hills. 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 Hills in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Hills appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Hills, city of, community 190170, 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 Hills figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Johnson 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 Hills.
Is zoning published for Hills?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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