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Bussey, Iowa: commercial real estate data.
Bussey is a Census city of 414 people across 0.31 square miles of land, in Marion County. Median household income is $43,125, 82.4 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 3 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $273,800 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Bussey
What Bussey is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.31 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,331 plus or minus 357
- County holding the largest share of its areaMarion 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.
Bussey
How many people live in Bussey
- Population414 plus or minus 111
- Median age46.2 plus or minus 14.2
- Population under 18103 plus or minus 37
- Share under 1824.9 percent plus or minus 6.1
- Population 65 and over95 plus or minus 33
- Share 65 and over22.9 percent plus or minus 5.2
- Households176 plus or minus 52
- Family households122 plus or minus 43
- Share of households that are families69.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bussey
Income and work in Bussey
- Median household income$43,125 plus or minus $12,538
- Per capita income$23,880 plus or minus $5,736
- Civilian labor force176 plus or minus 57
- Employed169 plus or minus 56
- Unemployed7 plus or minus 11
- Unemployment rate4.0 percent plus or minus 6.1
- Adults 25 and over296 plus or minus 86
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher92.6 percent plus or minus 35.2
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher14.5 percent plus or minus 8.6
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree7.4 percent plus or minus 8.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bussey
Housing in Bussey
- Housing units200 plus or minus 56
- Occupied units176 plus or minus 52
- Vacant units24 plus or minus 17
- Vacancy rate12.0 percent plus or minus 7.8
- Owner occupied145 plus or minus 52
- Renter occupied31 plus or minus 18
- Ownership rate82.4 percent plus or minus 16.7
- Median owner-occupied home value$79,000 plus or minus $19,215
- Median gross rent, monthly$584
- Annual rent as a share of median income16.3 percent plus or minus 4.8
- Single family units181 plus or minus 55
- Share single family90.5 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more6 plus or minus 13
- Share in buildings of two or more3.0 percent plus or minus 6.7
- Mobile homes13 plus or minus 10
- Median year structure built1949
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bussey
How Bussey gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute156 plus or minus 48
- Commuting under 15 minutes27 plus or minus 17
- Share commuting under 15 minutes17.3 percent plus or minus 9.8
- Commuting 30 minutes or more68 plus or minus 32
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more43.6 percent plus or minus 15.7
- Drove alone82.9 percent
- Carpooled13.3 percent plus or minus 7.9
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked2.5 percent plus or minus 3.7
- Worked from home1.3 percent plus or minus 1.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bussey
SBA loans in Bussey (7(a))
- Approvals3
- Gross approval$273,800
- Average approval$91,267
- Median approval$63,400
- Largest approval$151,000
- Jobs supported29
- Jobs per approval9.7
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more66.7 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders2
- Distinct industries by NAICS3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Bussey, 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.
Bussey
Flood risk in Bussey
- NFIP communityCity of Bussey
- NFIP community number190710
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date02/16/18(M)
The City of Bussey participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 190710 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.
Marion County, not Bussey
Marion County context, not Bussey figures
- Establishments in Marion County859
- Covered employment, Marion County19,680
- Average annual pay, Marion County$63,553
- Housing units permitted, Marion County107
Every figure in this section is published for Marion County as a whole and is not a measurement of Bussey.
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
Bussey questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Bussey, Iowa?
414, in 176 households. Bussey city covers 0.31 square miles of land, which is 1,331 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Bussey in?
Marion 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 Bussey?
$43,125. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $79,000. Median gross rent is $584 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Bussey businesses?
3 7(a) approvals totaling $273,800 since FY2020, across 2 lenders, median approval $63,400. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Bussey, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Bussey borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Bussey. 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 Bussey in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Bussey appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Bussey, city of, community 190710, 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 Bussey figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Marion 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 Bussey.
Is zoning published for Bussey?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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