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Gravity, Iowa: commercial real estate data.
Gravity is a Census city of 128 people across 0.34 square miles of land, in Taylor County. Median household income is $54,500, 74.1 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
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What Gravity is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.34 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land381 plus or minus 119
- County holding the largest share of its areaTaylor 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 Gravity
- Population128 plus or minus 40
- Median age55.5 plus or minus 22.4
- Population under 1823 plus or minus 13
- Share under 1818.0 percent plus or minus 8.6
- Population 65 and over38 plus or minus 18
- Share 65 and over29.7 percent plus or minus 11.0
- Households58 plus or minus 14
- Family households40 plus or minus 13
- Share of households that are families69.0 percent plus or minus 15.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Gravity
- Median household income$54,500 plus or minus $11,340
- Per capita income$26,898 plus or minus $6,304
- Civilian labor force59 plus or minus 29
- Employed59 plus or minus 29
- Unemployed0
- Unemployment rate0.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over96 plus or minus 26
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher78.1 percent plus or minus 16.2
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher4.2 percent plus or minus 11.2
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.2 percent plus or minus 11.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Gravity
- Housing units75 plus or minus 22
- Occupied units58 plus or minus 14
- Vacant units17 plus or minus 17
- Vacancy rate22.7 percent plus or minus 21.7
- Owner occupied43 plus or minus 12
- Renter occupied15 plus or minus 8
- Ownership rate74.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$50,600 plus or minus $12,492
- Median gross rent, monthly$888 plus or minus $355
- Annual rent as a share of median income19.6 percent plus or minus 8.8
- Single family units69 plus or minus 24
- Share single family92.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes6 plus or minus 5
- Median year structure built1938
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Gravity gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute56 plus or minus 24
- Commuting under 15 minutes14 plus or minus 15
- Share commuting under 15 minutes25.0 percent plus or minus 24.5
- Commuting 30 minutes or more15 plus or minus 14
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more26.8 percent plus or minus 22.6
- Drove alone93.2 percent plus or minus 61.3
- Carpooled1.7 percent plus or minus 5.0
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home5.1 percent plus or minus 11.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Gravity (504)
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$196,000
- Average approval$196,000
- Median approval$196,000
- Largest approval$196,000
- Jobs supported2
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Gravity, 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 Gravity
- NFIP communityCity of Gravity
- NFIP community number190738
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date04/05/17(M)
The City of Gravity participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 190738 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.
Taylor County, not Gravity
Taylor County context, not Gravity figures
- Establishments in Taylor County140
- Covered employment, Taylor County2,030
- Average annual pay, Taylor County$51,564
- Housing units permitted, Taylor County5
Every figure in this section is published for Taylor County as a whole and is not a measurement of Gravity.
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
Gravity questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Gravity, Iowa?
128, in 58 households. Gravity city covers 0.34 square miles of land, which is 381 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Gravity in?
Taylor 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 Gravity?
$54,500. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $50,600. Median gross rent is $888 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Gravity in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Gravity appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Gravity, city of, community 190738, 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 Gravity figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Taylor 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 Gravity.
Is zoning published for Gravity?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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