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Graettinger, Iowa: commercial real estate data.
Graettinger is a Census city of 1,096 people across 0.75 square miles of land, in Palo Alto County. Median household income is $82,417, 80.2 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $995,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Graettinger
What Graettinger is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.75 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,453
- 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.
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How many people live in Graettinger
- Population1,096
- Median age40.2
- Population under 18315 plus or minus 71
- Share under 1828.7 percent
- Population 65 and over113 plus or minus 30
- Share 65 and over10.3 percent
- Households469 plus or minus 94
- Family households312 plus or minus 82
- Share of households that are families66.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Graettinger
Income and work in Graettinger
- Median household income$82,417
- Per capita income$30,010
- Civilian labor force665
- Employed661
- Unemployed4 plus or minus 6
- Unemployment rate0.6 percent plus or minus 0.9
- Adults 25 and over690
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher92.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher12.5 percent plus or minus 4.8
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.6 percent plus or minus 3.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Graettinger
- Housing units499
- Occupied units469 plus or minus 94
- Vacant units30 plus or minus 21
- Vacancy rate6.0 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Owner occupied376 plus or minus 87
- Renter occupied93 plus or minus 33
- Ownership rate80.2 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$88,500
- Median gross rent, monthly$518 plus or minus $135
- Annual rent as a share of median income7.5 percent plus or minus 2.2
- Single family units426 plus or minus 92
- Share single family85.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more61 plus or minus 32
- Share in buildings of two or more12.2 percent plus or minus 6.0
- Mobile homes12 plus or minus 12
- Median year structure built1957
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Graettinger gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute635
- Commuting under 15 minutes227 plus or minus 55
- Share commuting under 15 minutes35.7 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more112 plus or minus 40
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more17.6 percent plus or minus 5.2
- Drove alone76.8 percent plus or minus 20.9
- Carpooled17.6 percent plus or minus 10.7
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked2.2 percent plus or minus 1.3
- Worked from home0.9 percent plus or minus 0.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Graettinger (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$995,000
- Average approval$995,000
- Median approval$995,000
- Largest approval$995,000
- Jobs supported13
- Jobs per approval13.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more100.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Graettinger, 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.
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Flood risk in Graettinger
- NFIP communityCity of Graettinger
- NFIP community number190929
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date(NSFHA)
The City of Graettinger participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 190929 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 Graettinger
Palo Alto County context, not Graettinger 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 Graettinger.
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
Graettinger questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Graettinger, Iowa?
1,096, in 469 households. Graettinger city covers 0.75 square miles of land, which is 1,453 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Graettinger 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 Graettinger?
$82,417. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $88,500. Median gross rent is $518 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Graettinger businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $995,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $995,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Graettinger, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Graettinger borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Graettinger. 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 Graettinger in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Graettinger appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Graettinger, city of, community 190929, 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 Graettinger 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 Graettinger.
Is zoning published for Graettinger?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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