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Runnells, Iowa: commercial real estate data.
Runnells is a Census city of 440 people across 0.57 square miles of land, in Polk County. Median household income is $101,500, 85.6 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $20,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Runnells
What Runnells is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.57 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land765 plus or minus 170
- County holding the largest share of its areaPolk 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.
Runnells
How many people live in Runnells
- Population440 plus or minus 98
- Median age39.6
- Population under 1898 plus or minus 35
- Share under 1822.3 percent plus or minus 6.1
- Population 65 and over79 plus or minus 26
- Share 65 and over18.0 percent plus or minus 4.2
- Households174 plus or minus 39
- Family households131 plus or minus 36
- Share of households that are families75.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Runnells
Income and work in Runnells
- Median household income$101,500
- Per capita income$41,193
- Civilian labor force246 plus or minus 61
- Employed232 plus or minus 61
- Unemployed14 plus or minus 16
- Unemployment rate5.7 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Adults 25 and over322 plus or minus 66
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher97.5 percent plus or minus 28.0
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher23.0 percent plus or minus 10.5
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.0 percent plus or minus 5.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Runnells
Housing in Runnells
- Housing units178 plus or minus 40
- Occupied units174 plus or minus 39
- Vacant units4 plus or minus 6
- Vacancy rate2.2 percent plus or minus 3.3
- Owner occupied149 plus or minus 34
- Renter occupied25 plus or minus 17
- Ownership rate85.6 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$231,600
- Median gross rent, monthly$444 plus or minus $275
- Annual rent as a share of median income5.2 percent plus or minus 3.3
- Single family units157 plus or minus 38
- Share single family88.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more19 plus or minus 17
- Share in buildings of two or more10.7 percent plus or minus 9.2
- Mobile homes2 plus or minus 3
- Median year structure built1972
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Runnells
How Runnells gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute210 plus or minus 59
- Commuting under 15 minutes24 plus or minus 16
- Share commuting under 15 minutes11.4 percent plus or minus 7.1
- Commuting 30 minutes or more122 plus or minus 37
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more58.1 percent
- Drove alone83.1 percent
- Carpooled5.2 percent plus or minus 5.0
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.3 percent plus or minus 1.3
- Worked from home9.1 percent plus or minus 5.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Runnells
SBA loans in Runnells (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$20,000
- Average approval$20,000
- Median approval$20,000
- Largest approval$20,000
- Jobs supported8
- Jobs per approval8.0
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term37 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 Runnells, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has 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.
Runnells
Flood risk in Runnells
- NFIP communityCity of Runnells
- NFIP community number190800
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date02/01/19
The City of Runnells participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 190800 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.
Polk County, not Runnells
Polk County context, not Runnells figures
- Establishments in Polk County13,890
- Covered employment, Polk County317,845
- Average annual pay, Polk County$72,557
- Housing units permitted, Polk County2,949
Every figure in this section is published for Polk County as a whole and is not a measurement of Runnells.
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
Runnells questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Runnells, Iowa?
440, in 174 households. Runnells city covers 0.57 square miles of land, which is 765 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Runnells in?
Polk 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 Runnells?
$101,500. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $231,600. Median gross rent is $444 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Runnells businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $20,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $20,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Runnells, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Runnells borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Runnells. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Runnells in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Runnells appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Runnells, city of, community 190800, 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 Runnells figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Polk 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 Runnells.
Is zoning published for Runnells?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.