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Roland, Iowa: commercial real estate data.
Roland is a Census city of 1,559 people across 1.17 square miles of land, in Story County. Median household income is $79,028, 88.2 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 6 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $4.4 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Roland
What Roland is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1.17 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,332 plus or minus 293
- County holding the largest share of its areaStory 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.
Roland
How many people live in Roland
- Population1,559 plus or minus 343
- Median age39.4
- Population under 18400 plus or minus 116
- Share under 1825.7 percent
- Population 65 and over219 plus or minus 53
- Share 65 and over14.0 percent
- Households703 plus or minus 149
- Family households413 plus or minus 94
- Share of households that are families58.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Roland
Income and work in Roland
- Median household income$79,028 plus or minus $19,112
- Per capita income$44,091
- Civilian labor force865 plus or minus 191
- Employed857 plus or minus 188
- Unemployed8 plus or minus 9
- Unemployment rate0.9 percent plus or minus 1.0
- Adults 25 and over1,101
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher97.5 percent plus or minus 24.4
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher30.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree10.1 percent plus or minus 4.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Roland
Housing in Roland
- Housing units741
- Occupied units703 plus or minus 149
- Vacant units38 plus or minus 36
- Vacancy rate5.1 percent plus or minus 4.8
- Owner occupied620
- Renter occupied83 plus or minus 62
- Ownership rate88.2 percent plus or minus 25.3
- Median owner-occupied home value$185,900
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,375 plus or minus $717
- Annual rent as a share of median income20.9 percent plus or minus 12.0
- Single family units716 plus or minus 144
- Share single family96.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more13 plus or minus 15
- Share in buildings of two or more1.8 percent plus or minus 2.0
- Mobile homes12 plus or minus 20
- Median year structure built1957
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Roland
How Roland gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute743 plus or minus 175
- Commuting under 15 minutes240 plus or minus 129
- Share commuting under 15 minutes32.3 percent plus or minus 15.6
- Commuting 30 minutes or more196 plus or minus 66
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more26.4 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Drove alone81.8 percent
- Carpooled5.5 percent plus or minus 3.5
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.2 percent plus or minus 1.9
- Worked from home11.5 percent plus or minus 4.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Roland
SBA loans in Roland (7(a))
- Approvals6
- Gross approval$4,402,300
- Average approval$733,717
- Median approval$40,000
- Largest approval$3,912,300
- Jobs supported78
- Jobs per approval13.0
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Paid in full2
- Charged off0
- Median term102 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders3
- Distinct industries by NAICS3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Roland, 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.
Roland
Flood risk in Roland
- NFIP communityCity of Roland
- NFIP community number190513
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date01/15/21
The City of Roland participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 190513 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.
Story County, not Roland
Story County context, not Roland figures
- Establishments in Story County2,162
- Covered employment, Story County47,549
- Average annual pay, Story County$62,615
- Housing units permitted, Story County198
Every figure in this section is published for Story County as a whole and is not a measurement of Roland.
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
Roland questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Roland, Iowa?
1,559, in 703 households. Roland city covers 1.17 square miles of land, which is 1,332 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Roland in?
Story 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 Roland?
$79,028. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $185,900. Median gross rent is $1,375 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Roland businesses?
6 7(a) approvals totaling $4.4 m since FY2020, across 3 lenders, median approval $40,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Roland, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Roland borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Roland. 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 Roland in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Roland appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Roland, city of, community 190513, 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 Roland figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Story 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 Roland.
Is zoning published for Roland?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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