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Moorhead, Iowa: commercial real estate data.
Moorhead is a Census city of 195 people across 0.24 square miles of land, in Monona County. Median household income is $45,000, 85.3 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Moorhead
What Moorhead is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.24 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land829 plus or minus 285
- County holding the largest share of its areaMonona 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.
Moorhead
How many people live in Moorhead
- Population195 plus or minus 67
- Median age46.8 plus or minus 19.1
- Population under 1839 plus or minus 24
- Share under 1820.0 percent plus or minus 10.3
- Population 65 and over56 plus or minus 27
- Share 65 and over28.7 percent plus or minus 9.7
- Households102 plus or minus 31
- Family households66 plus or minus 27
- Share of households that are families64.7 percent plus or minus 17.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Moorhead
Income and work in Moorhead
- Median household income$45,000 plus or minus $18,829
- Per capita income$31,199 plus or minus $7,367
- Civilian labor force94 plus or minus 38
- Employed93 plus or minus 38
- Unemployed1 plus or minus 2
- Unemployment rate1.1 percent plus or minus 2.1
- Adults 25 and over146 plus or minus 49
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher97.9 percent plus or minus 42.3
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher8.2 percent plus or minus 8.2
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.8 percent plus or minus 7.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Moorhead
Housing in Moorhead
- Housing units119 plus or minus 32
- Occupied units102 plus or minus 31
- Vacant units17 plus or minus 13
- Vacancy rate14.3 percent plus or minus 10.2
- Owner occupied87 plus or minus 28
- Renter occupied15 plus or minus 15
- Ownership rate85.3 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$54,200
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,016 plus or minus $616
- Annual rent as a share of median income27.1 percent plus or minus 20.0
- Single family units116 plus or minus 34
- Share single family97.5 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes3 plus or minus 5
- Median year structure built1938
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Moorhead
How Moorhead gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute91 plus or minus 38
- Commuting under 15 minutes22 plus or minus 13
- Share commuting under 15 minutes24.2 percent plus or minus 9.9
- Commuting 30 minutes or more35 plus or minus 21
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more38.5 percent plus or minus 16.4
- Drove alone90.1 percent
- Carpooled9.9 percent plus or minus 7.8
- 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.
Moorhead
Flood risk in Moorhead
- NFIP communityCity of Moorhead
- NFIP community number190783
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date06/15/22(M)
The City of Moorhead participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 190783 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.
Monona County, not Moorhead
Monona County context, not Moorhead figures
- Establishments in Monona County228
- Covered employment, Monona County2,530
- Average annual pay, Monona County$45,733
- Housing units permitted, Monona County3
Every figure in this section is published for Monona County as a whole and is not a measurement of Moorhead.
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.
Coverage
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
Moorhead questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Moorhead, Iowa?
195, in 102 households. Moorhead city covers 0.24 square miles of land, which is 829 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Moorhead in?
Monona 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 Moorhead?
$45,000. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $54,200. Median gross rent is $1,016 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Moorhead in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Moorhead appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Moorhead, city of, community 190783, 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 Moorhead figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Monona 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 Moorhead.
Is zoning published for Moorhead?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.