Letts, Iowa: commercial real estate data.
Letts is a Census city of 361 people across 0.57 square miles of land, in Louisa County. Median household income is $76,538, 86.9 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Letts
What Letts is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.57 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land637 plus or minus 215
- County holding the largest share of its areaLouisa 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.
Letts
How many people live in Letts
- Population361 plus or minus 122
- Median age33.0 plus or minus 15.7
- Population under 18105 plus or minus 50
- Share under 1829.1 percent plus or minus 9.9
- Population 65 and over53 plus or minus 22
- Share 65 and over14.7 percent plus or minus 3.3
- Households122 plus or minus 37
- Family households98 plus or minus 35
- Share of households that are families80.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Letts
Income and work in Letts
- Median household income$76,538 plus or minus $15,336
- Per capita income$35,534 plus or minus $10,528
- Civilian labor force178 plus or minus 56
- Employed160 plus or minus 47
- Unemployed18 plus or minus 26
- Unemployment rate10.1 percent plus or minus 14.3
- Adults 25 and over245 plus or minus 71
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher93.9 percent plus or minus 36.4
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher11.0 percent plus or minus 10.3
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree1.2 percent plus or minus 4.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Letts
- Housing units134 plus or minus 38
- Occupied units122 plus or minus 37
- Vacant units12 plus or minus 13
- Vacancy rate9.0 percent plus or minus 9.4
- Owner occupied106 plus or minus 34
- Renter occupied16 plus or minus 13
- Ownership rate86.9 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$122,400
- Median gross rent, monthly$950
- Annual rent as a share of median income14.9 percent plus or minus 3.9
- Single family units125 plus or minus 38
- Share single family93.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes9 plus or minus 11
- Median year structure built1938
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Letts gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute157 plus or minus 46
- Commuting under 15 minutes26 plus or minus 16
- Share commuting under 15 minutes16.6 percent plus or minus 8.7
- Commuting 30 minutes or more55 plus or minus 35
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more35.0 percent plus or minus 19.5
- Drove alone97.5 percent plus or minus 40.0
- Carpooled2.5 percent plus or minus 3.1
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home0.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Letts
Flood risk in Letts
- NFIP communityCity of Letts
- NFIP community number190311
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date10/16/15(M)
The City of Letts participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 190311 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.
Louisa County, not Letts
Louisa County context, not Letts figures
- Establishments in Louisa County211
- Covered employment, Louisa County3,891
- Average annual pay, Louisa County$52,348
- Housing units permitted, Louisa County9
Every figure in this section is published for Louisa County as a whole and is not a measurement of Letts.
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
Letts questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Letts, Iowa?
361, in 122 households. Letts city covers 0.57 square miles of land, which is 637 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Letts in?
Louisa 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 Letts?
$76,538. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $122,400. Median gross rent is $950 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Letts in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Letts appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Letts, city of, community 190311, 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 Letts figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Louisa 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 Letts.
Is zoning published for Letts?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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