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Neola, Iowa: commercial real estate data.
Neola is a Census city of 1,116 people across 0.80 square miles of land, in Pottawattamie County. Median household income is $73,306, 74.5 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 2 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $185,100 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Neola
What Neola is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.8 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,396
- 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.
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How many people live in Neola
- Population1,116
- Median age36.5
- Population under 18391 plus or minus 97
- Share under 1835.0 percent
- Population 65 and over184 plus or minus 45
- Share 65 and over16.5 percent
- Households408
- Family households265
- Share of households that are families65.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Neola
- Median household income$73,306
- Per capita income$32,466
- Civilian labor force471
- Employed470
- Unemployed1 plus or minus 3
- Unemployment rate0.2 percent plus or minus 0.6
- Adults 25 and over680
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher96.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher15.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree7.4 percent plus or minus 2.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Neola
- Housing units417
- Occupied units408
- Vacant units9 plus or minus 12
- Vacancy rate2.2 percent plus or minus 2.9
- Owner occupied304
- Renter occupied104 plus or minus 33
- Ownership rate74.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$205,100
- Median gross rent, monthly$968
- Annual rent as a share of median income15.8 percent
- Single family units382
- Share single family91.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more31 plus or minus 20
- Share in buildings of two or more7.4 percent plus or minus 4.8
- Mobile homes4 plus or minus 7
- Median year structure built1947
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Neola gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute384 plus or minus 77
- Commuting under 15 minutes70 plus or minus 31
- Share commuting under 15 minutes18.2 percent plus or minus 7.3
- Commuting 30 minutes or more199 plus or minus 55
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more51.8 percent
- Drove alone75.4 percent
- Carpooled6.2 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked2.6 percent plus or minus 3.3
- Worked from home15.6 percent plus or minus 6.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Neola (7(a))
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$185,100
- Average approval$92,550
- Median approval$92,550
- Largest approval$146,200
- Jobs supported0
- Jobs per approval0.0
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Paid in full2
- Charged off0
- Median term192 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more50.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Neola, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 2 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 Neola
- NFIP communityCity of Neola
- NFIP community number190493
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date04/16/13
The City of Neola participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 190493 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 Neola
Pottawattamie County context, not Neola 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 Neola.
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
Neola questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Neola, Iowa?
1,116, in 408 households. Neola city covers 0.80 square miles of land, which is 1,396 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Neola 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 Neola?
$73,306. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $205,100. Median gross rent is $968 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Neola businesses?
2 7(a) approvals totaling $185,100 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $92,550. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Neola, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Neola borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Neola. Only 2 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 Neola in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Neola appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Neola, city of, community 190493, 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 Neola 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 Neola.
Is zoning published for Neola?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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