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Curlew, Iowa: commercial real estate data.
Curlew is a Census city of 54 people across 0.75 square miles of land, in Palo Alto County. Median household income is $64,688, 89.7 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Curlew
What Curlew is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.75 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land72 plus or minus 36
- County holding the largest share of its areaPalo Alto 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.
Curlew
How many people live in Curlew
- Population54 plus or minus 27
- Median age47.0 plus or minus 11.8
- Population under 1810 plus or minus 13
- Share under 1818.5 percent plus or minus 22.6
- Population 65 and over18 plus or minus 16
- Share 65 and over33.3 percent plus or minus 24.8
- Households29 plus or minus 17
- Family households21 plus or minus 14
- Share of households that are families72.4 percent plus or minus 23.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Curlew
Income and work in Curlew
- Median household income$64,688
- Per capita income$31,531 plus or minus $6,752
- Civilian labor force26 plus or minus 15
- Employed26 plus or minus 15
- Unemployed0
- Unemployment rate0.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over44 plus or minus 22
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher90.9 percent plus or minus 23.7
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher2.3 percent plus or minus 23.1
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree0.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Curlew
Housing in Curlew
- Housing units45 plus or minus 21
- Occupied units29 plus or minus 17
- Vacant units16 plus or minus 13
- Vacancy rate35.6 percent plus or minus 23.6
- Owner occupied26 plus or minus 16
- Renter occupied3 plus or minus 4
- Ownership rate89.7 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$58,000 plus or minus $27,759
- Single family units42 plus or minus 22
- Share single family93.3 percent plus or minus 23.9
- Units in buildings of two or more3 plus or minus 11
- Share in buildings of two or more6.7 percent plus or minus 23.7
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1943
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Curlew
How Curlew gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute24 plus or minus 15
- Commuting under 15 minutes3 plus or minus 11
- Share commuting under 15 minutes12.5 percent plus or minus 43.6
- Commuting 30 minutes or more11 plus or minus 14
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more45.8 percent plus or minus 50.8
- Drove alone88.5 percent plus or minus 26.9
- Carpooled0.0 percent
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked3.8 percent plus or minus 7.4
- Worked from home7.7 percent plus or minus 10.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Curlew
Flood risk in Curlew
- NFIP communityCity of Curlew
- NFIP community number195227
- Participating in the NFIPNo
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date10/07/21
The City of Curlew does not participate in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 195227 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.
Palo Alto County, not Curlew
Palo Alto County context, not Curlew figures
- Establishments in Palo Alto County272
- Covered employment, Palo Alto County3,615
- Average annual pay, Palo Alto County$47,406
- Housing units permitted, Palo Alto County10
Every figure in this section is published for Palo Alto County as a whole and is not a measurement of Curlew.
All Palo Alto County figures →
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
Curlew questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Curlew, Iowa?
54, in 29 households. Curlew city covers 0.75 square miles of land, which is 72 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Curlew in?
Palo Alto 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 Curlew?
$64,688. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $58,000. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Curlew in the National Flood Insurance Program?
No, it is listed but not participating. Curlew appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Curlew, city of, community 195227, 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 Curlew figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Palo Alto 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 Curlew.
Is zoning published for Curlew?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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