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Keokuk, Iowa: commercial real estate data.
Keokuk is a Census city of 9,662 people across 9.10 square miles of land, in Lee County. Median household income is $52,711, 63.6 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 2 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $1.7 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Keokuk
What Keokuk is
- Census place typecity
- Land area9.1 sq mi
- Water area1.45 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,062
- 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.
Keokuk
How many people live in Keokuk
- Population9,662
- Median age43.1
- Population under 182,085
- Share under 1821.6 percent
- Population 65 and over2,065
- Share 65 and over21.4 percent
- Households4,350
- Family households2,622
- Share of households that are families60.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Keokuk
Income and work in Keokuk
- Median household income$52,711
- Per capita income$29,416
- Civilian labor force4,420
- Employed4,202
- Unemployed218 plus or minus 91
- Unemployment rate4.9 percent plus or minus 2.0
- Adults 25 and over6,934
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher89.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher17.4 percent plus or minus 3.5
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.6 percent plus or minus 1.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Keokuk
Housing in Keokuk
- Housing units5,003
- Occupied units4,350
- Vacant units653 plus or minus 142
- Vacancy rate13.1 percent plus or minus 2.8
- Owner occupied2,766
- Renter occupied1,584
- Ownership rate63.6 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$104,300
- Median gross rent, monthly$871
- Annual rent as a share of median income19.8 percent
- Single family units3,758
- Share single family75.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more1,069
- Share in buildings of two or more21.4 percent
- Mobile homes176 plus or minus 83
- Median year structure built1951
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Keokuk
How Keokuk gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute3,889
- Commuting under 15 minutes2,654
- Share commuting under 15 minutes68.2 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more546 plus or minus 156
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more14.0 percent plus or minus 3.9
- Drove alone85.2 percent
- Carpooled5.1 percent plus or minus 2.3
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.1 percent plus or minus 0.9
- Worked from home6.2 percent plus or minus 3.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Keokuk
SBA loans in Keokuk (7(a))
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$1,658,100
- Average approval$829,050
- Median approval$829,050
- Largest approval$1,408,100
- Jobs supported21
- Jobs per approval10.5
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term150 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders2
- Distinct industries by NAICS2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Keokuk, 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.
Keokuk
SBA loans in Keokuk (504)
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$947,000
- Average approval$947,000
- Median approval$947,000
- Largest approval$947,000
- Jobs supported100
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Keokuk, in any county, FY2010 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, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Keokuk
Flood risk in Keokuk
- NFIP communityCity of Keokuk
- NFIP community number190185
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date07/22/20
The City of Keokuk participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 190185 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 Keokuk
Lee County context, not Keokuk 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 Keokuk.
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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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
Keokuk questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Keokuk, Iowa?
9,662, in 4,350 households. Keokuk city covers 9.10 square miles of land, which is 1,062 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Keokuk 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 Keokuk?
$52,711. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $104,300. Median gross rent is $871 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Keokuk businesses?
2 7(a) approvals totaling $1.7 m since FY2020, across 2 lenders, median approval $829,050, plus 1 504 approvals worth $947,000 since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Keokuk, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Keokuk borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Keokuk. 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 Keokuk in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Keokuk appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Keokuk, city of, community 190185, 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 Keokuk 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 Keokuk.
Is zoning published for Keokuk?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.