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Boyden, Iowa: commercial real estate data.
Boyden is a Census city of 757 people across 0.68 square miles of land, in Sioux County. Median household income is $88,125, 88.1 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Boyden
What Boyden is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.68 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,107 plus or minus 292
- County holding the largest share of its areaSioux 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 Boyden
- Population757 plus or minus 200
- Median age35.1 plus or minus 11.4
- Population under 18209 plus or minus 78
- Share under 1827.6 percent plus or minus 7.3
- Population 65 and over93 plus or minus 29
- Share 65 and over12.3 percent
- Households285
- Family households216 plus or minus 52
- Share of households that are families75.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Boyden
- Median household income$88,125
- Per capita income$34,888
- Civilian labor force429 plus or minus 104
- Employed427 plus or minus 104
- Unemployed2 plus or minus 3
- Unemployment rate0.5 percent plus or minus 0.7
- Adults 25 and over467
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher93.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher20.6 percent plus or minus 7.6
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.1 percent plus or minus 3.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Boyden
- Housing units287
- Occupied units285
- Vacant units2 plus or minus 3
- Vacancy rate0.7 percent plus or minus 1.0
- Owner occupied251
- Renter occupied34 plus or minus 26
- Ownership rate88.1 percent plus or minus 22.7
- Median owner-occupied home value$177,700
- Median gross rent, monthly$756 plus or minus $329
- Annual rent as a share of median income10.3 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Single family units260
- Share single family90.6 percent plus or minus 23.1
- Units in buildings of two or more27 plus or minus 27
- Share in buildings of two or more9.4 percent plus or minus 9.4
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1965
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Boyden gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute393 plus or minus 101
- Commuting under 15 minutes178 plus or minus 49
- Share commuting under 15 minutes45.3 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more30 plus or minus 19
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more7.6 percent plus or minus 4.4
- Drove alone80.8 percent
- Carpooled11.8 percent plus or minus 7.1
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.7 percent plus or minus 1.4
- Worked from home5.8 percent plus or minus 3.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Boyden (504)
- Approvals3
- Gross approval$7,974,000
- Average approval$2,658,000
- Median approval$3,926,000
- Largest approval$3,945,000
- Jobs supported36
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Boyden, in any county, FY2010 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, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Boyden
- NFIP communityCity of Boyden
- NFIP community number190556
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date08/02/22(M)
The City of Boyden participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 190556 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.
Sioux County, not Boyden
Sioux County context, not Boyden figures
- Establishments in Sioux County1,345
- Covered employment, Sioux County22,957
- Average annual pay, Sioux County$55,762
- Housing units permitted, Sioux County251
Every figure in this section is published for Sioux County as a whole and is not a measurement of Boyden.
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
Boyden questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Boyden, Iowa?
757, in 285 households. Boyden city covers 0.68 square miles of land, which is 1,107 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Boyden in?
Sioux 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 Boyden?
$88,125. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $177,700. Median gross rent is $756 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Boyden in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Boyden appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Boyden, city of, community 190556, 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 Boyden figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Sioux 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 Boyden.
Is zoning published for Boyden?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.