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Sigourney, Iowa: commercial real estate data.
Sigourney is a Census city of 1,954 people across 2.16 square miles of land, in Keokuk County. Median household income is $57,813, 71.2 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 5 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $887,700 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Sigourney
What Sigourney is
- Census place typecity
- Land area2.16 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land903
- County holding the largest share of its areaKeokuk 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.
Sigourney
How many people live in Sigourney
- Population1,954
- Median age45.2
- Population under 18360 plus or minus 97
- Share under 1818.4 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Population 65 and over571
- Share 65 and over29.2 percent
- Households896
- Family households487
- Share of households that are families54.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Sigourney
Income and work in Sigourney
- Median household income$57,813 plus or minus $16,151
- Per capita income$39,748 plus or minus $8,565
- Civilian labor force933
- Employed856
- Unemployed77 plus or minus 48
- Unemployment rate8.3 percent plus or minus 5.0
- Adults 25 and over1,495
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher94.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher22.8 percent plus or minus 5.5
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree6.8 percent plus or minus 2.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Sigourney
- Housing units1,065
- Occupied units896
- Vacant units169 plus or minus 76
- Vacancy rate15.9 percent plus or minus 7.0
- Owner occupied638
- Renter occupied258 plus or minus 78
- Ownership rate71.2 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$136,800 plus or minus $33,956
- Median gross rent, monthly$883 plus or minus $214
- Annual rent as a share of median income18.3 percent plus or minus 6.8
- Single family units832
- Share single family78.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more219 plus or minus 82
- Share in buildings of two or more20.6 percent plus or minus 7.4
- Mobile homes14 plus or minus 21
- Median year structure built1951
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Sigourney gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute680
- Commuting under 15 minutes336 plus or minus 101
- Share commuting under 15 minutes49.4 percent plus or minus 12.0
- Commuting 30 minutes or more271 plus or minus 89
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more39.9 percent plus or minus 11.1
- Drove alone70.0 percent
- Carpooled9.5 percent plus or minus 5.0
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked2.3 percent plus or minus 2.5
- Worked from home18.2 percent plus or minus 7.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Sigourney
SBA loans in Sigourney (7(a))
- Approvals5
- Gross approval$887,700
- Average approval$177,540
- Median approval$182,700
- Largest approval$245,000
- Jobs supported30
- Jobs per approval6.0
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Paid in full0
- Charged off2
- Median term240 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more60.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders3
- Distinct industries by NAICS4
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Sigourney, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 2 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.
Sigourney
Flood risk in Sigourney
- NFIP communityCity of Sigourney
- NFIP community number190178
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date08/16/11(M)
The City of Sigourney participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 190178 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 Sigourney
Keokuk County context, not Sigourney 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 Sigourney.
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
Sigourney questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Sigourney, Iowa?
1,954, in 896 households. Sigourney city covers 2.16 square miles of land, which is 903 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Sigourney in?
Keokuk 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 Sigourney?
$57,813. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $136,800. Median gross rent is $883 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Sigourney businesses?
5 7(a) approvals totaling $887,700 since FY2020, across 3 lenders, median approval $182,700. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Sigourney, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Sigourney borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Sigourney. Only 2 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 Sigourney in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Sigourney appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Sigourney, city of, community 190178, 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 Sigourney 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 Sigourney.
Is zoning published for Sigourney?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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