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North Liberty city, Iowa: commercial real estate data.
North Liberty city is a Census city of 21,125 people across 9.53 square miles of land, in Johnson County. Median household income is $102,102, 66.9 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 21 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $5.3 m.
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North Liberty
What North Liberty is
- Census place typecity
- Land area9.53 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,216
- 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.
North Liberty
How many people live in North Liberty
- Population21,125
- Median age31.7
- Population under 185,771
- Share under 1827.3 percent
- Population 65 and over1,513 plus or minus 315
- Share 65 and over7.2 percent plus or minus 1.5
- Households8,159
- Family households4,925
- Share of households that are families60.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
North Liberty
Income and work in North Liberty
- Median household income$102,102
- Per capita income$56,369
- Civilian labor force12,243
- Employed11,834
- Unemployed409 plus or minus 245
- Unemployment rate3.3 percent plus or minus 2.0
- Adults 25 and over13,386
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher98.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher54.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree18.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
North Liberty
Housing in North Liberty
- Housing units8,739
- Occupied units8,159
- Vacant units580 plus or minus 309
- Vacancy rate6.6 percent plus or minus 3.5
- Owner occupied5,459
- Renter occupied2,700
- Ownership rate66.9 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$303,800
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,246
- Annual rent as a share of median income14.6 percent
- Single family units6,261
- Share single family71.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more2,036
- Share in buildings of two or more23.3 percent
- Mobile homes442 plus or minus 203
- Median year structure built2004
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
North Liberty
How North Liberty gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute9,819
- Commuting under 15 minutes2,963
- Share commuting under 15 minutes30.2 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more2,328 plus or minus 508
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more23.7 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Drove alone74.9 percent
- Carpooled7.3 percent plus or minus 3.0
- Public transport0.6 percent plus or minus 0.6
- Walked0.9 percent plus or minus 0.6
- Worked from home16.3 percent plus or minus 4.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
North Liberty
SBA loans in North Liberty (7(a))
- Approvals21
- Gross approval$5,297,500
- Average approval$252,262
- Median approval$150,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$603,200
- Largest approval$1,222,000
- Jobs supported152
- Jobs per approval7.2
- Loans with a final outcome10
- Paid in full10
- Charged off0
- Charge-off rate over resolved loans0.0 percent
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises19.0 percent
- Distinct lenders14
- Distinct industries by NAICS19
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
North Liberty
SBA loans in North Liberty (504)
- Approvals9
- Gross approval$5,630,000
- Average approval$625,556
- Median approval$424,000
- Largest approval$1,152,000
- Jobs supported80
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs5
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Johnson County, not North Liberty
Johnson County context, not North Liberty figures
These are Johnson County figures. There is no place level equivalent published for any of them, so they are shown as the county backdrop and never as North Liberty measurements.
- Establishments in Johnson County3,490
- Employment at those establishments, Johnson County68,965
- Covered employment, Johnson County83,750
- Average annual pay, Johnson County$64,363
- Average weekly wage, Johnson County$1,238
- Housing units permitted, Johnson County714
- Of those, single family, Johnson County512
- County product, 2024, Johnson County$12,640,083,000
- County product change over the prior year, Johnson County4.6 percent
- Average income of an arriving household, Johnson County$63,933
Every figure in this section is published for Johnson County as a whole and is not a measurement of North Liberty. It is here because a county backdrop is what a credit committee reads a place against, and it is labelled so that it can never be quoted as the place's own.
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. US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional, table CAGDP2, CAGDP2, through 2024. US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows, 2021 to 2022 filing years.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Every item below could be filled with a plausible figure. None of them is. On a page a lender may read, a number that cannot be traced is worse than an absence, so the absences are named.
- This place is not listed as a community in the FEMA Community Status Book, so no NFIP participation or CRS class is shown.
- Parcel level detail, zoning and flood zone at an address are resolved in the platform, not on this page.
SBA figures count approvals to borrowers whose address is in the place. They are not approvals for projects inside the place boundary: the tape records a borrower city and a project county, and those can differ.
Common questions
North Liberty questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in North Liberty, Iowa?
21,125, in 8,159 households. North Liberty city covers 9.53 square miles of land, which is 2,216 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is North Liberty 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 North Liberty?
$102,102. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $303,800. Median gross rent is $1,246 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to North Liberty businesses?
21 7(a) approvals totalling $5.3 m, across 14 lenders, median approval $150,000, plus 9 504 approvals worth $5.6 m. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in North Liberty, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to North Liberty borrowers get paid back?
Of the 10 loans that have reached a final outcome, 10 were paid in full and 0 charged off, a charge off rate of 0.0 percent. Loans still running are excluded because they have not yet succeeded or failed.
Are the county figures on this page North Liberty figures?
No, and they are labelled 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 North Liberty.
Is zoning published for North Liberty?
Not yet. The zoning layer is in build. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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