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Whittemore, Iowa: commercial real estate data.
Whittemore is a Census city of 569 people across 0.41 square miles of land, in Kossuth County. Median household income is $78,702, 86.7 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Whittemore
What Whittemore is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.41 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,401 plus or minus 347
- 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.
Whittemore
How many people live in Whittemore
- Population569 plus or minus 141
- Median age40.8 plus or minus 8.3
- Population under 18137 plus or minus 54
- Share under 1824.1 percent plus or minus 7.4
- Population 65 and over103 plus or minus 32
- Share 65 and over18.1 percent
- Households271 plus or minus 63
- Family households147 plus or minus 45
- Share of households that are families54.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Whittemore
Income and work in Whittemore
- Median household income$78,702
- Per capita income$38,639
- Civilian labor force335 plus or minus 92
- Employed335 plus or minus 92
- Unemployed0
- Unemployment rate0.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over401 plus or minus 90
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher95.8 percent plus or minus 27.7
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher20.2 percent plus or minus 7.1
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree0.7 percent plus or minus 2.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Whittemore
- Housing units309 plus or minus 63
- Occupied units271 plus or minus 63
- Vacant units38 plus or minus 25
- Vacancy rate12.3 percent plus or minus 7.7
- Owner occupied235 plus or minus 57
- Renter occupied36 plus or minus 24
- Ownership rate86.7 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$100,500
- Median gross rent, monthly$625 plus or minus $324
- Annual rent as a share of median income9.5 percent plus or minus 5.0
- Single family units263 plus or minus 59
- Share single family85.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more46 plus or minus 28
- Share in buildings of two or more14.9 percent plus or minus 8.7
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1955
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Whittemore gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute318 plus or minus 92
- Commuting under 15 minutes143 plus or minus 47
- Share commuting under 15 minutes45.0 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more20 plus or minus 18
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more6.3 percent plus or minus 5.5
- Drove alone75.9 percent
- Carpooled15.4 percent plus or minus 12.9
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked4.5 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Worked from home4.2 percent plus or minus 3.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Whittemore
Flood risk in Whittemore
- NFIP communityCity of Whittemore
- NFIP community number190685
- Participating in the NFIPNo
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date03/20/18
The City of Whittemore does not participate in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 190685 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 Whittemore
Kossuth County context, not Whittemore 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 Whittemore.
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
Whittemore questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Whittemore, Iowa?
569, in 271 households. Whittemore city covers 0.41 square miles of land, which is 1,401 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Whittemore 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 Whittemore?
$78,702. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $100,500. Median gross rent is $625 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Whittemore in the National Flood Insurance Program?
No, it is listed but not participating. Whittemore appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Whittemore, city of, community 190685, 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 Whittemore 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 Whittemore.
Is zoning published for Whittemore?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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