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Minden, Iowa: commercial real estate data.
Minden is a Census city of 630 people across 0.57 square miles of land, in Pottawattamie County. Median household income is $109,167, 84.8 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $45,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Minden
What Minden is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.57 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,112 plus or minus 240
- County holding the largest share of its areaPottawattamie 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.
Minden
How many people live in Minden
- Population630 plus or minus 136
- Median age31.3
- Population under 18175 plus or minus 51
- Share under 1827.8 percent
- Population 65 and over67 plus or minus 21
- Share 65 and over10.6 percent plus or minus 2.4
- Households224
- Family households178 plus or minus 38
- Share of households that are families79.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Minden
Income and work in Minden
- Median household income$109,167 plus or minus $22,452
- Per capita income$38,191
- Civilian labor force371 plus or minus 83
- Employed368 plus or minus 82
- Unemployed3 plus or minus 4
- Unemployment rate0.8 percent plus or minus 1.1
- Adults 25 and over398 plus or minus 85
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher99.5 percent plus or minus 28.1
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher29.4 percent plus or minus 8.7
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.5 percent plus or minus 3.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Minden
Housing in Minden
- Housing units224
- Occupied units224
- Vacant units0
- Vacancy rate0.0 percent
- Owner occupied190
- Renter occupied34 plus or minus 17
- Ownership rate84.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$170,500
- Median gross rent, monthly$700
- Annual rent as a share of median income7.7 percent plus or minus 1.9
- Single family units208
- Share single family92.9 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more16 plus or minus 14
- Share in buildings of two or more7.1 percent plus or minus 6.0
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1961
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Minden
How Minden gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute340 plus or minus 85
- Commuting under 15 minutes42 plus or minus 23
- Share commuting under 15 minutes12.4 percent plus or minus 6.1
- Commuting 30 minutes or more230 plus or minus 70
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more67.6 percent
- Drove alone84.1 percent
- Carpooled5.9 percent plus or minus 2.3
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.6 percent plus or minus 3.5
- Worked from home8.4 percent plus or minus 3.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Minden
SBA loans in Minden (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$45,000
- Average approval$45,000
- Median approval$45,000
- Largest approval$45,000
- Jobs supported0
- Jobs per approval0.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term84 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 Minden, 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.
Minden
Flood risk in Minden
- NFIP communityCity of Minden
- NFIP community number190781
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date04/16/13
The City of Minden participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 190781 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.
Pottawattamie County, not Minden
Pottawattamie County context, not Minden figures
- Establishments in Pottawattamie County1,920
- Covered employment, Pottawattamie County41,403
- Average annual pay, Pottawattamie County$56,397
- Housing units permitted, Pottawattamie County681
Every figure in this section is published for Pottawattamie County as a whole and is not a measurement of Minden.
All Pottawattamie 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
Minden questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Minden, Iowa?
630, in 224 households. Minden city covers 0.57 square miles of land, which is 1,112 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Minden in?
Pottawattamie 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 Minden?
$109,167. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $170,500. Median gross rent is $700 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Minden businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $45,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $45,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Minden, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Minden borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Minden. 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 Minden in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Minden appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Minden, city of, community 190781, 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 Minden figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Pottawattamie 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 Minden.
Is zoning published for Minden?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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