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Gladbrook, Iowa: commercial real estate data.
Gladbrook is a Census city of 992 people across 0.70 square miles of land, in Tama County. Median household income is $70,125, 83.2 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 2 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $245,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Gladbrook
What Gladbrook is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.7 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,423
- 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.
Gladbrook
How many people live in Gladbrook
- Population992
- Median age42.8
- Population under 18264 plus or minus 69
- Share under 1826.6 percent
- Population 65 and over245 plus or minus 69
- Share 65 and over24.7 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Households422
- Family households248 plus or minus 59
- Share of households that are families58.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Gladbrook
Income and work in Gladbrook
- Median household income$70,125 plus or minus $14,075
- Per capita income$31,367
- Civilian labor force415 plus or minus 98
- Employed411 plus or minus 98
- Unemployed4 plus or minus 5
- Unemployment rate1.0 percent plus or minus 1.2
- Adults 25 and over691
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher97.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher20.0 percent plus or minus 8.7
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree6.8 percent plus or minus 4.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Gladbrook
Housing in Gladbrook
- Housing units472
- Occupied units422
- Vacant units50 plus or minus 32
- Vacancy rate10.6 percent plus or minus 6.6
- Owner occupied351
- Renter occupied71 plus or minus 31
- Ownership rate83.2 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$125,200 plus or minus $30,531
- Median gross rent, monthly$844 plus or minus $205
- Annual rent as a share of median income14.4 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Single family units443
- Share single family93.9 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more29 plus or minus 21
- Share in buildings of two or more6.1 percent plus or minus 4.3
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1945
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Gladbrook
How Gladbrook gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute384 plus or minus 97
- Commuting under 15 minutes115 plus or minus 54
- Share commuting under 15 minutes29.9 percent plus or minus 11.9
- Commuting 30 minutes or more95 plus or minus 30
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more24.7 percent
- Drove alone81.3 percent
- Carpooled8.4 percent plus or minus 5.8
- Public transport1.0 percent plus or minus 1.5
- Walked3.4 percent plus or minus 2.6
- Worked from home5.4 percent plus or minus 3.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Gladbrook
SBA loans in Gladbrook (7(a))
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$245,000
- Average approval$122,500
- Median approval$122,500
- Largest approval$175,000
- Jobs supported4
- Jobs per approval2.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Gladbrook, in any county, FY2020 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, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Gladbrook
Flood risk in Gladbrook
- NFIP communityCity of Gladbrook
- NFIP community number190516
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date10/07/21(M)
The City of Gladbrook participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 190516 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 Gladbrook
Tama County context, not Gladbrook 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 Gladbrook.
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
Gladbrook questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Gladbrook, Iowa?
992, in 422 households. Gladbrook city covers 0.70 square miles of land, which is 1,423 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Gladbrook 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 Gladbrook?
$70,125. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $125,200. Median gross rent is $844 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Gladbrook businesses?
2 7(a) approvals totaling $245,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $122,500. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Gladbrook, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Gladbrook borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Gladbrook. Only 0 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 Gladbrook in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Gladbrook appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Gladbrook, city of, community 190516, 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 Gladbrook 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 Gladbrook.
Is zoning published for Gladbrook?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.