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Hartley, Iowa: commercial real estate data.
Hartley is a Census city of 1,553 people across 1.33 square miles of land, in O'Brien County. Median household income is $57,656, 79.8 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 2 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $353,900 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Hartley
What Hartley is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1.33 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,168
- County holding the largest share of its areaO'Brien 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.
Hartley
How many people live in Hartley
- Population1,553
- Median age47.9
- Population under 18272 plus or minus 78
- Share under 1817.5 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Population 65 and over415 plus or minus 90
- Share 65 and over26.7 percent
- Households712
- Family households395
- Share of households that are families55.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hartley
Income and work in Hartley
- Median household income$57,656
- Per capita income$32,188
- Civilian labor force806
- Employed786
- Unemployed20 plus or minus 18
- Unemployment rate2.5 percent plus or minus 2.2
- Adults 25 and over1,121
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher90.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher13.6 percent plus or minus 3.9
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree3.2 percent plus or minus 2.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Hartley
- Housing units797
- Occupied units712
- Vacant units85 plus or minus 43
- Vacancy rate10.7 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Owner occupied568
- Renter occupied144 plus or minus 40
- Ownership rate79.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$112,700
- Median gross rent, monthly$779
- Annual rent as a share of median income16.2 percent plus or minus 3.6
- Single family units709
- Share single family89.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more86 plus or minus 38
- Share in buildings of two or more10.8 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Mobile homes2 plus or minus 4
- Median year structure built1961
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Hartley gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute738
- Commuting under 15 minutes311 plus or minus 72
- Share commuting under 15 minutes42.1 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more229 plus or minus 71
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more31.0 percent plus or minus 8.0
- Drove alone84.9 percent
- Carpooled3.3 percent plus or minus 2.9
- Public transport0.5 percent plus or minus 0.8
- Walked4.5 percent plus or minus 3.8
- Worked from home5.7 percent plus or minus 2.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Hartley (7(a))
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$353,900
- Average approval$176,950
- Median approval$176,950
- Largest approval$318,600
- Jobs supported14
- Jobs per approval7.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term90 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 Hartley, 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.
Hartley
SBA loans in Hartley (504)
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$553,000
- Average approval$553,000
- Median approval$553,000
- Largest approval$553,000
- Jobs supported3
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Hartley, 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.
Hartley
Flood risk in Hartley
- NFIP communityCity of Hartley
- NFIP community number190590
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date12/17/20(M)
The City of Hartley participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 190590 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.
O'Brien County, not Hartley
O'Brien County context, not Hartley figures
- Establishments in O'Brien County488
- Covered employment, O'Brien County6,603
- Average annual pay, O'Brien County$48,407
- Housing units permitted, O'Brien County9
Every figure in this section is published for O'Brien County as a whole and is not a measurement of Hartley.
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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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
Hartley questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Hartley, Iowa?
1,553, in 712 households. Hartley city covers 1.33 square miles of land, which is 1,168 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Hartley in?
O'Brien 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 Hartley?
$57,656. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $112,700. Median gross rent is $779 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Hartley businesses?
2 7(a) approvals totaling $353,900 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $176,950, plus 1 504 approvals worth $553,000 since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Hartley, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Hartley borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Hartley. 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 Hartley in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Hartley appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Hartley, city of, community 190590, 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 Hartley figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for O'Brien 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 Hartley.
Is zoning published for Hartley?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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