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Zearing, Iowa: commercial real estate data.
Zearing is a Census city of 566 people across 0.75 square miles of land, in Story County. Median household income is $74,167, 83.3 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Zearing
What Zearing is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.75 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land756 plus or minus 202
- 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.
Zearing
How many people live in Zearing
- Population566 plus or minus 151
- Median age34.7 plus or minus 8.8
- Population under 18155 plus or minus 41
- Share under 1827.4 percent plus or minus 10.3
- Population 65 and over88 plus or minus 37
- Share 65 and over15.5 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Households198 plus or minus 48
- Family households120 plus or minus 34
- Share of households that are families60.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Zearing
Income and work in Zearing
- Median household income$74,167
- Per capita income$32,052
- Civilian labor force291 plus or minus 119
- Employed291 plus or minus 119
- Unemployed0
- Unemployment rate0.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over382 plus or minus 127
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher96.6 percent plus or minus 45.2
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher34.8 percent plus or minus 26.3
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree2.9 percent plus or minus 3.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Zearing
- Housing units200 plus or minus 48
- Occupied units198 plus or minus 48
- Vacant units2 plus or minus 3
- Vacancy rate1.0 percent plus or minus 1.5
- Owner occupied165 plus or minus 37
- Renter occupied33 plus or minus 24
- Ownership rate83.3 percent plus or minus 27.5
- Median owner-occupied home value$158,800
- Median gross rent, monthly$883 plus or minus $232
- Annual rent as a share of median income14.3 percent plus or minus 4.4
- Single family units182 plus or minus 42
- Share single family91.0 percent plus or minus 30.4
- Units in buildings of two or more18 plus or minus 21
- Share in buildings of two or more9.0 percent plus or minus 10.0
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1955
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Zearing gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute268 plus or minus 119
- Commuting under 15 minutes103 plus or minus 106
- Share commuting under 15 minutes38.4 percent plus or minus 35.6
- Commuting 30 minutes or more103 plus or minus 34
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more38.4 percent plus or minus 21.2
- Drove alone61.1 percent plus or minus 30.8
- Carpooled31.8 percent plus or minus 34.2
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.7 percent plus or minus 1.0
- Worked from home5.3 percent plus or minus 2.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Zearing
Flood risk in Zearing
- NFIP communityCity of Zearing
- NFIP community number190260
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date01/15/21(M)
The City of Zearing participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 190260 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 Zearing
Story County context, not Zearing 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 Zearing.
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
Zearing questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Zearing, Iowa?
566, in 198 households. Zearing city covers 0.75 square miles of land, which is 756 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Zearing 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 Zearing?
$74,167. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $158,800. Median gross rent is $883 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Zearing in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Zearing appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Zearing, city of, community 190260, 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 Zearing 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 Zearing.
Is zoning published for Zearing?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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