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Fort Madison, Iowa: commercial real estate data.
Fort Madison is a Census city of 10,133 people across 9.65 square miles of land, in Lee County. Median household income is $50,705, 72.4 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Fort Madison
What Fort Madison is
- Census place typecity
- Land area9.65 sq mi
- Water area3.6 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,050
- County holding the largest share of its areaLee 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.
Fort Madison
How many people live in Fort Madison
- Population10,133
- Median age42.1
- Population under 181,998
- Share under 1819.7 percent
- Population 65 and over2,208
- Share 65 and over21.8 percent
- Households4,548
- Family households2,411
- Share of households that are families53.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Fort Madison
Income and work in Fort Madison
- Median household income$50,705
- Per capita income$29,507
- Civilian labor force4,682
- Employed4,338
- Unemployed344 plus or minus 143
- Unemployment rate7.3 percent plus or minus 3.0
- Adults 25 and over7,197
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher90.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher18.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree3.7 percent plus or minus 1.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Fort Madison
- Housing units5,030
- Occupied units4,548
- Vacant units482 plus or minus 150
- Vacancy rate9.6 percent plus or minus 3.0
- Owner occupied3,294
- Renter occupied1,254
- Ownership rate72.4 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$94,200
- Median gross rent, monthly$826
- Annual rent as a share of median income19.5 percent
- Single family units4,040
- Share single family80.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more907 plus or minus 207
- Share in buildings of two or more18.0 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Mobile homes54 plus or minus 43
- Median year structure built1952
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Fort Madison gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute3,993
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,825
- Share commuting under 15 minutes45.7 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,180 plus or minus 269
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more29.6 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Drove alone73.3 percent
- Carpooled15.5 percent plus or minus 5.1
- Public transport0.7 percent plus or minus 0.7
- Walked1.8 percent plus or minus 1.4
- Worked from home6.6 percent plus or minus 2.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Fort Madison
SBA loans in Fort Madison (504)
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$452,000
- Average approval$452,000
- Median approval$452,000
- Largest approval$452,000
- Jobs supported0
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Fort Madison, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Fort Madison
Flood risk in Fort Madison
- NFIP communityCity of Fort Madison
- NFIP community number190184
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date07/22/20
The City of Fort Madison participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 190184 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.
Lee County, not Fort Madison
Lee County context, not Fort Madison figures
- Establishments in Lee County786
- Covered employment, Lee County13,719
- Average annual pay, Lee County$57,333
- Housing units permitted, Lee County54
Every figure in this section is published for Lee County as a whole and is not a measurement of Fort Madison.
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
Fort Madison questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Fort Madison, Iowa?
10,133, in 4,548 households. Fort Madison city covers 9.65 square miles of land, which is 1,050 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Fort Madison in?
Lee 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 Fort Madison?
$50,705. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $94,200. Median gross rent is $826 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Fort Madison in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Fort Madison appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Fort Madison, city of, community 190184, 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 Fort Madison figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Lee 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 Fort Madison.
Is zoning published for Fort Madison?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.