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New Sharon, Iowa: commercial real estate data.
New Sharon is a Census city of 1,180 people across 0.94 square miles of land, in Mahaska County. Median household income is $48,750, 75.3 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $20,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
New Sharon
What New Sharon is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.94 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,256
- County holding the largest share of its areaMahaska 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.
New Sharon
How many people live in New Sharon
- Population1,180
- Median age40.9
- Population under 18266 plus or minus 66
- Share under 1822.5 percent
- Population 65 and over218 plus or minus 68
- Share 65 and over18.5 percent plus or minus 4.8
- Households559
- Family households293
- Share of households that are families52.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
New Sharon
Income and work in New Sharon
- Median household income$48,750 plus or minus $20,210
- Per capita income$35,042
- Civilian labor force609
- Employed586
- Unemployed23 plus or minus 18
- Unemployment rate3.8 percent plus or minus 2.9
- Adults 25 and over838
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher93.2 percent plus or minus 21.3
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher21.0 percent plus or minus 5.0
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.4 percent plus or minus 2.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in New Sharon
- Housing units650
- Occupied units559
- Vacant units91 plus or minus 44
- Vacancy rate14.0 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Owner occupied421
- Renter occupied138 plus or minus 55
- Ownership rate75.3 percent plus or minus 18.5
- Median owner-occupied home value$133,600
- Median gross rent, monthly$668 plus or minus $253
- Annual rent as a share of median income16.4 percent plus or minus 9.2
- Single family units540
- Share single family83.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more97 plus or minus 53
- Share in buildings of two or more14.9 percent plus or minus 7.8
- Mobile homes13 plus or minus 13
- Median year structure built1958
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
New Sharon
How New Sharon gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute500 plus or minus 107
- Commuting under 15 minutes169 plus or minus 61
- Share commuting under 15 minutes33.8 percent plus or minus 9.9
- Commuting 30 minutes or more96 plus or minus 40
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more19.2 percent plus or minus 6.8
- Drove alone78.8 percent
- Carpooled8.0 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.6 percent plus or minus 1.9
- Worked from home11.7 percent plus or minus 7.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
New Sharon
SBA loans in New Sharon (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$20,000
- Average approval$20,000
- Median approval$20,000
- Largest approval$20,000
- Jobs supported1
- Jobs per approval1.0
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term60 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in New Sharon, in any county, FY2020 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, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
New Sharon
Flood risk in New Sharon
- NFIP communityCity of New Sharon
- NFIP community number190627
- Participating in the NFIPNo
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date06/16/11
The City of New Sharon does not participate in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 190627 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.
Mahaska County, not New Sharon
Mahaska County context, not New Sharon figures
- Establishments in Mahaska County538
- Covered employment, Mahaska County7,887
- Average annual pay, Mahaska County$55,503
- Housing units permitted, Mahaska County16
Every figure in this section is published for Mahaska County as a whole and is not a measurement of New Sharon.
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
New Sharon questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in New Sharon, Iowa?
1,180, in 559 households. New Sharon city covers 0.94 square miles of land, which is 1,256 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is New Sharon in?
Mahaska 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 New Sharon?
$48,750. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $133,600. Median gross rent is $668 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to New Sharon businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $20,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $20,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in New Sharon, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to New Sharon borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for New Sharon. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is New Sharon in the National Flood Insurance Program?
No, it is listed but not participating. New Sharon appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as New Sharon, city of, community 190627, 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 New Sharon figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Mahaska 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 New Sharon.
Is zoning published for New Sharon?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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