Keota, Iowa: commercial real estate data.
Keota is a Census city of 891 people across 0.77 square miles of land, lying across Keokuk County and Washington County. Median household income is $64,188, 90.1 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 5 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $855,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Keota
What Keota is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.77 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,152
- County holding the largest share of its areaKeokuk County, 86.7 percent
- Counties this place lies inKeokuk County 86.7 percent, Washington County 13.3 percent
Keota crosses a county line. The split above is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries, by area, so it says where the ground is and not where the town hall is.
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Keota
How many people live in Keota
- Population891
- Median age38.6 plus or minus 8.8
- Population under 18209 plus or minus 54
- Share under 1823.5 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Population 65 and over227 plus or minus 53
- Share 65 and over25.5 percent
- Households383
- Family households242 plus or minus 50
- Share of households that are families63.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Keota
Income and work in Keota
- Median household income$64,188
- Per capita income$32,254
- Civilian labor force472 plus or minus 96
- Employed472 plus or minus 96
- Unemployed0
- Unemployment rate0.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over594
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher92.8 percent plus or minus 20.0
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher14.8 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree3.0 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 Keota
- Housing units410
- Occupied units383
- Vacant units27 plus or minus 22
- Vacancy rate6.6 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Owner occupied345
- Renter occupied38 plus or minus 27
- Ownership rate90.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$106,600
- Median gross rent, monthly$776
- Annual rent as a share of median income14.5 percent
- Single family units377
- Share single family92.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more29 plus or minus 28
- Share in buildings of two or more7.1 percent plus or minus 6.7
- Mobile homes4 plus or minus 5
- Median year structure built1957
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Keota gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute450 plus or minus 95
- Commuting under 15 minutes169 plus or minus 55
- Share commuting under 15 minutes37.6 percent plus or minus 9.3
- Commuting 30 minutes or more188 plus or minus 60
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more41.8 percent plus or minus 10.0
- Drove alone79.1 percent
- Carpooled6.5 percent plus or minus 5.7
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked10.3 percent plus or minus 7.2
- Worked from home3.0 percent plus or minus 3.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Keota
SBA loans in Keota (7(a))
- Approvals5
- Gross approval$855,000
- Average approval$171,000
- Median approval$145,000
- Largest approval$360,000
- Jobs supported14
- Jobs per approval2.8
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term60 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders2
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Keota, 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.
Keota
Flood risk in Keota
- NFIP communityCity of Keota
- NFIP community number190435
- Participating in the NFIPNo
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date08/16/11
The City of Keota does not participate in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 190435 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.
Keokuk County, not Keota
Keokuk County context, not Keota figures
- Establishments in Keokuk County236
- Covered employment, Keokuk County2,292
- Average annual pay, Keokuk County$47,453
- Housing units permitted, Keokuk County1
Every figure in this section is published for Keokuk County as a whole and is not a measurement of Keota.
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
Keota questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Keota, Iowa?
891, in 383 households. Keota city covers 0.77 square miles of land, which is 1,152 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Keota in?
Keota lies in more than one. By area it is 86.7 percent in Keokuk County, 13.3 percent in Washington County. This page sits under Keokuk County because that county holds the largest share. The split is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries.
What is the median household income in Keota?
$64,188. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $106,600. Median gross rent is $776 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Keota businesses?
5 7(a) approvals totaling $855,000 since FY2020, across 2 lenders, median approval $145,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Keota, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Keota borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Keota. 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 Keota in the National Flood Insurance Program?
No, it is listed but not participating. Keota appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Keota, city of, community 190435, 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 Keota figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Keokuk 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 Keota.
Is zoning published for Keota?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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