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Garwin, Iowa: commercial real estate data.
Garwin is a Census city of 571 people across 1.01 square miles of land, in Tama County. Median household income is $55,714, 82.3 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Garwin
What Garwin is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1.01 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land567 plus or minus 164
- County holding the largest share of its areaTama 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.
Garwin
How many people live in Garwin
- Population571 plus or minus 165
- Median age41.2 plus or minus 13.0
- Population under 1889 plus or minus 46
- Share under 1815.6 percent plus or minus 6.8
- Population 65 and over112 plus or minus 26
- Share 65 and over19.6 percent plus or minus 7.3
- Households248 plus or minus 57
- Family households136 plus or minus 51
- Share of households that are families54.8 percent plus or minus 16.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Garwin
Income and work in Garwin
- Median household income$55,714 plus or minus $17,322
- Per capita income$31,304
- Civilian labor force314 plus or minus 107
- Employed314 plus or minus 107
- Unemployed0
- Unemployment rate0.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over388 plus or minus 102
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher89.2 percent plus or minus 30.9
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher9.5 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree1.3 percent plus or minus 3.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Garwin
Housing in Garwin
- Housing units268 plus or minus 59
- Occupied units248 plus or minus 57
- Vacant units20 plus or minus 18
- Vacancy rate7.5 percent plus or minus 6.5
- Owner occupied204 plus or minus 51
- Renter occupied44 plus or minus 25
- Ownership rate82.3 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$87,600
- Median gross rent, monthly$750 plus or minus $217
- Annual rent as a share of median income16.2 percent plus or minus 6.9
- Single family units233 plus or minus 53
- Share single family86.9 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more20 plus or minus 16
- Share in buildings of two or more7.5 percent plus or minus 5.8
- Mobile homes15 plus or minus 16
- Median year structure built1950
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Garwin
How Garwin gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute306 plus or minus 107
- Commuting under 15 minutes85 plus or minus 63
- Share commuting under 15 minutes27.8 percent plus or minus 18.1
- Commuting 30 minutes or more58 plus or minus 27
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more19.0 percent plus or minus 5.9
- Drove alone88.7 percent
- Carpooled8.7 percent plus or minus 5.0
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.6 percent plus or minus 1.9
- Worked from home1.0 percent plus or minus 1.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Garwin
Flood risk in Garwin
- NFIP communityCity of Garwin
- NFIP community number190515
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date10/07/21(M)
The City of Garwin participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 190515 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.
Tama County, not Garwin
Tama County context, not Garwin figures
- Establishments in Tama County282
- Covered employment, Tama County5,356
- Average annual pay, Tama County$48,774
- Housing units permitted, Tama County12
Every figure in this section is published for Tama County as a whole and is not a measurement of Garwin.
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
Garwin questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Garwin, Iowa?
571, in 248 households. Garwin city covers 1.01 square miles of land, which is 567 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Garwin in?
Tama 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 Garwin?
$55,714. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $87,600. Median gross rent is $750 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Garwin in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Garwin appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Garwin, city of, community 190515, 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 Garwin figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Tama 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 Garwin.
Is zoning published for Garwin?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.