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Central City, Iowa: commercial real estate data.
Central City is a Census city of 1,356 people across 1.07 square miles of land, in Linn County. Median household income is $85,400, 77.8 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
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What Central City is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1.07 sq mi
- Water area0.02 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,262
- County holding the largest share of its areaLinn 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.
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How many people live in Central City
- Population1,356
- Median age36.8
- Population under 18338 plus or minus 90
- Share under 1824.9 percent plus or minus 5.2
- Population 65 and over241 plus or minus 60
- Share 65 and over17.8 percent
- Households544
- Family households362
- Share of households that are families66.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Central City
- Median household income$85,400
- Per capita income$38,158
- Civilian labor force748
- Employed717
- Unemployed31 plus or minus 18
- Unemployment rate4.1 percent plus or minus 2.3
- Adults 25 and over919
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher99.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher18.6 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree3.4 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 Central City
- Housing units576
- Occupied units544
- Vacant units32 plus or minus 27
- Vacancy rate5.6 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Owner occupied423
- Renter occupied121 plus or minus 46
- Ownership rate77.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$179,700
- Median gross rent, monthly$782
- Annual rent as a share of median income11.0 percent plus or minus 2.5
- Single family units469
- Share single family81.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more107 plus or minus 53
- Share in buildings of two or more18.6 percent plus or minus 8.9
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1959
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Central City gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute539 plus or minus 116
- Commuting under 15 minutes116 plus or minus 63
- Share commuting under 15 minutes21.5 percent plus or minus 10.6
- Commuting 30 minutes or more255 plus or minus 73
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more47.3 percent
- Drove alone67.0 percent
- Carpooled11.4 percent plus or minus 6.5
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.6 percent plus or minus 1.5
- Worked from home19.9 percent plus or minus 6.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Central City (504)
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$49,000
- Average approval$49,000
- Median approval$49,000
- Largest approval$49,000
- Jobs supported2
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Central City, 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.
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Flood risk in Central City
- NFIP communityCity of Central City
- NFIP community number190188
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date07/20/21
The City of Central City participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 190188 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.
Linn County, not Central City
Linn County context, not Central City figures
- Establishments in Linn County5,744
- Covered employment, Linn County125,917
- Average annual pay, Linn County$67,613
- Housing units permitted, Linn County1,024
Every figure in this section is published for Linn County as a whole and is not a measurement of Central City.
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
Central City questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Central City, Iowa?
1,356, in 544 households. Central City city covers 1.07 square miles of land, which is 1,262 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Central City in?
Linn 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 Central City?
$85,400. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $179,700. Median gross rent is $782 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Central City in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Central City appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Central City, city of, community 190188, 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 Central City figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Linn 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 Central City.
Is zoning published for Central City?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.