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Blue Grass, Iowa: commercial real estate data.
Blue Grass is a Census city of 1,972 people across 3.16 square miles of land, lying across Scott County and Muscatine County. Median household income is $92,981, 82.2 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 2 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $834,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Blue Grass
What Blue Grass is
- Census place typecity
- Land area3.16 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land624
- County holding the largest share of its areaScott County, 90.3 percent
- Counties this place lies inScott County 90.3 percent, Muscatine County 9.7 percent
Blue Grass crosses a county line. The split above is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries, by area, so it says where the ground is and not where the town hall is.
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 Blue Grass
- Population1,972
- Median age48.3
- Population under 18408 plus or minus 88
- Share under 1820.7 percent
- Population 65 and over468
- Share 65 and over23.7 percent
- Households929
- Family households655
- Share of households that are families70.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Blue Grass
- Median household income$92,981
- Per capita income$50,149
- Civilian labor force1,031
- Employed969
- Unemployed62 plus or minus 31
- Unemployment rate6.0 percent plus or minus 2.8
- Adults 25 and over1,502
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher96.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher27.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree7.8 percent plus or minus 2.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Blue Grass
- Housing units932
- Occupied units929
- Vacant units3 plus or minus 4
- Vacancy rate0.3 percent plus or minus 0.4
- Owner occupied764
- Renter occupied165 plus or minus 68
- Ownership rate82.2 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$222,500
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,229 plus or minus $347
- Annual rent as a share of median income15.9 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Single family units893
- Share single family95.8 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more39 plus or minus 23
- Share in buildings of two or more4.2 percent plus or minus 2.4
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1978
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Blue Grass gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute821
- Commuting under 15 minutes143 plus or minus 49
- Share commuting under 15 minutes17.4 percent plus or minus 5.1
- Commuting 30 minutes or more194 plus or minus 76
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more23.6 percent plus or minus 8.3
- Drove alone82.7 percent
- Carpooled3.2 percent plus or minus 1.8
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.1 percent plus or minus 0.8
- Worked from home12.7 percent plus or minus 5.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Blue Grass (7(a))
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$834,000
- Average approval$417,000
- Median approval$417,000
- Largest approval$612,000
- Jobs supported19
- Jobs per approval9.5
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises50.0 percent
- Distinct lenders2
- Distinct industries by NAICS2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Blue Grass, 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.
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SBA loans in Blue Grass (504)
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$160,000
- Average approval$160,000
- Median approval$160,000
- Largest approval$160,000
- Jobs supported1
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Blue Grass, in any county, FY2010 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, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Blue Grass
- NFIP communityCity of Blue Grass
- NFIP community number190554
- Participating in the NFIPNo
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date04/11/24
The City of Blue Grass does not participate in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 190554 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.
Scott County, not Blue Grass
Scott County context, not Blue Grass figures
- Establishments in Scott County4,525
- Covered employment, Scott County90,947
- Average annual pay, Scott County$61,138
- Housing units permitted, Scott County785
Every figure in this section is published for Scott County as a whole and is not a measurement of Blue Grass.
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.
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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
Blue Grass questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Blue Grass, Iowa?
1,972, in 929 households. Blue Grass city covers 3.16 square miles of land, which is 624 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Blue Grass in?
Blue Grass lies in more than one. By area it is 90.3 percent in Scott County, 9.7 percent in Muscatine County. This page sits under Scott County because that county holds the largest share. The split is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries.
What is the median household income in Blue Grass?
$92,981. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $222,500. Median gross rent is $1,229 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Blue Grass businesses?
2 7(a) approvals totaling $834,000 since FY2020, across 2 lenders, median approval $417,000, plus 1 504 approvals worth $160,000 since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Blue Grass, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Blue Grass borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Blue Grass. 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 Blue Grass in the National Flood Insurance Program?
No, it is listed but not participating. Blue Grass appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Blue Grass, city of, community 190554, 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 Blue Grass figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Scott 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 Blue Grass.
Is zoning published for Blue Grass?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.