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Fenton, Iowa: commercial real estate data.
Fenton is a Census city of 290 people across 0.33 square miles of land, in Kossuth County. Median household income is $55,417, 91.0 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $350,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Fenton
What Fenton is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.33 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land879 plus or minus 224
- County holding the largest share of its areaKossuth 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.
Fenton
How many people live in Fenton
- Population290 plus or minus 74
- Median age49.0 plus or minus 12.0
- Population under 1852 plus or minus 25
- Share under 1817.9 percent plus or minus 7.5
- Population 65 and over94 plus or minus 22
- Share 65 and over32.4 percent plus or minus 11.2
- Households144 plus or minus 34
- Family households89 plus or minus 30
- Share of households that are families61.8 percent plus or minus 14.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Fenton
- Median household income$55,417
- Per capita income$32,556
- Civilian labor force152 plus or minus 44
- Employed137 plus or minus 40
- Unemployed15 plus or minus 16
- Unemployment rate9.9 percent plus or minus 10.1
- Adults 25 and over217 plus or minus 52
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher93.5 percent plus or minus 29.8
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher21.7 percent plus or minus 9.7
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.1 percent plus or minus 5.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Fenton
- Housing units177 plus or minus 36
- Occupied units144 plus or minus 34
- Vacant units33 plus or minus 22
- Vacancy rate18.6 percent plus or minus 11.8
- Owner occupied131 plus or minus 34
- Renter occupied13 plus or minus 9
- Ownership rate91.0 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$55,000
- Median gross rent, monthly$760
- Annual rent as a share of median income16.5 percent
- Single family units177 plus or minus 36
- Share single family100.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1950
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Fenton gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute131 plus or minus 39
- Commuting under 15 minutes33 plus or minus 25
- Share commuting under 15 minutes25.2 percent plus or minus 17.6
- Commuting 30 minutes or more36 plus or minus 17
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more27.5 percent plus or minus 10.2
- Drove alone89.6 percent
- Carpooled5.2 percent plus or minus 5.0
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.5 percent plus or minus 2.2
- Worked from home3.0 percent plus or minus 5.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Fenton
SBA loans in Fenton (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$350,000
- Average approval$350,000
- Median approval$350,000
- Largest approval$350,000
- Jobs supported4
- Jobs per approval4.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term24 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 Fenton, 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 Fenton
- NFIP communityCity of Fenton
- NFIP community number190437
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date03/20/18(M)
The City of Fenton participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 190437 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.
Kossuth County, not Fenton
Kossuth County context, not Fenton figures
- Establishments in Kossuth County536
- Covered employment, Kossuth County6,565
- Average annual pay, Kossuth County$52,766
- Housing units permitted, Kossuth County9
Every figure in this section is published for Kossuth County as a whole and is not a measurement of Fenton.
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
Fenton questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Fenton, Iowa?
290, in 144 households. Fenton city covers 0.33 square miles of land, which is 879 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Fenton in?
Kossuth 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 Fenton?
$55,417. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $55,000. Median gross rent is $760 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Fenton businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $350,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $350,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Fenton, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Fenton borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Fenton. 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 Fenton in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Fenton appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Fenton, city of, community 190437, 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 Fenton figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Kossuth 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 Fenton.
Is zoning published for Fenton?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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