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Guernsey, Iowa: commercial real estate data.
Guernsey is a Census city of 50 people across 0.56 square miles of land, in Poweshiek County. Median household income is $70,833, 78.6 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Guernsey
What Guernsey is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.56 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land89 plus or minus 39
- County holding the largest share of its areaPoweshiek 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.
Guernsey
How many people live in Guernsey
- Population50 plus or minus 22
- Median age55.0 plus or minus 17.1
- Population under 184 plus or minus 11
- Share under 188.0 percent plus or minus 22.3
- Population 65 and over19 plus or minus 17
- Share 65 and over38.0 percent plus or minus 29.0
- Households28 plus or minus 16
- Family households16 plus or minus 12
- Share of households that are families57.1 percent plus or minus 27.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Guernsey
Income and work in Guernsey
- Median household income$70,833 plus or minus $24,685
- Per capita income$63,466 plus or minus $52,284
- Civilian labor force34 plus or minus 13
- Employed34 plus or minus 13
- Unemployed0
- Unemployment rate0.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over39 plus or minus 18
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher79.5 percent plus or minus 30.2
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher5.1 percent plus or minus 26.7
- 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.
Guernsey
Housing in Guernsey
- Housing units28 plus or minus 16
- Occupied units28 plus or minus 16
- Vacant units0
- Vacancy rate0.0 percent
- Owner occupied22 plus or minus 14
- Renter occupied6 plus or minus 7
- Ownership rate78.6 percent plus or minus 22.0
- Median owner-occupied home value$73,300 plus or minus $41,032
- Median gross rent, monthly$850 plus or minus $412
- Annual rent as a share of median income14.4 percent plus or minus 8.6
- Single family units26 plus or minus 18
- Share single family92.9 percent plus or minus 36.5
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes2 plus or minus 4
- Median year structure built1938
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Guernsey
How Guernsey gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute33 plus or minus 12
- Commuting under 15 minutes15 plus or minus 10
- Share commuting under 15 minutes45.5 percent plus or minus 26.1
- Commuting 30 minutes or more15 plus or minus 15
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more45.5 percent plus or minus 42.9
- Drove alone94.1 percent
- Carpooled0.0 percent
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked2.9 percent plus or minus 5.8
- Worked from home2.9 percent plus or minus 8.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Guernsey
Flood risk in Guernsey
- NFIP communityCity of Guernsey
- NFIP community number190497
- Participating in the NFIPNo
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date05/19/14
The City of Guernsey does not participate in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 190497 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.
Poweshiek County, not Guernsey
Poweshiek County context, not Guernsey figures
- Establishments in Poweshiek County571
- Covered employment, Poweshiek County9,584
- Average annual pay, Poweshiek County$57,595
- Housing units permitted, Poweshiek County29
Every figure in this section is published for Poweshiek County as a whole and is not a measurement of Guernsey.
All Poweshiek 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
Guernsey questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Guernsey, Iowa?
50, in 28 households. Guernsey city covers 0.56 square miles of land, which is 89 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Guernsey in?
Poweshiek 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 Guernsey?
$70,833. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $73,300. Median gross rent is $850 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Guernsey in the National Flood Insurance Program?
No, it is listed but not participating. Guernsey appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Guernsey, city of, community 190497, 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 Guernsey figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Poweshiek 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 Guernsey.
Is zoning published for Guernsey?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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