Lenox, Iowa: commercial real estate data.
Lenox is a Census city of 1,569 people across 1.91 square miles of land, lying across Taylor County and Adams County. Median household income is $61,000, 76.2 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 2 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $360,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Lenox
What Lenox is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1.91 sq mi
- Water area0.08 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land820
- County holding the largest share of its areaTaylor County, 93.8 percent
- Counties this place lies inTaylor County 93.8 percent, Adams County 6.2 percent
Lenox crosses a county line. The split above is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries, by area, so it says where the ground is and not where the town hall is.
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lenox
How many people live in Lenox
- Population1,569
- Median age37.5
- Population under 18437
- Share under 1827.9 percent
- Population 65 and over306
- Share 65 and over19.5 percent
- Households618
- Family households414
- Share of households that are families67.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lenox
Income and work in Lenox
- Median household income$61,000 plus or minus $19,063
- Per capita income$30,368
- Civilian labor force811
- Employed801
- Unemployed10 plus or minus 8
- Unemployment rate1.2 percent plus or minus 1.0
- Adults 25 and over971
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher91.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher14.7 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.3 percent plus or minus 2.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lenox
Housing in Lenox
- Housing units708
- Occupied units618
- Vacant units90 plus or minus 44
- Vacancy rate12.7 percent plus or minus 6.1
- Owner occupied471
- Renter occupied147 plus or minus 42
- Ownership rate76.2 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$111,400
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,003 plus or minus $885
- Annual rent as a share of median income19.7 percent plus or minus 18.5
- Single family units579
- Share single family81.8 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more105 plus or minus 33
- Share in buildings of two or more14.8 percent plus or minus 4.4
- Mobile homes24 plus or minus 23
- Median year structure built1962
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lenox
How Lenox gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute769
- Commuting under 15 minutes446
- Share commuting under 15 minutes58.0 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more147 plus or minus 53
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more19.1 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Drove alone77.1 percent
- Carpooled14.8 percent plus or minus 8.0
- Public transport0.3 percent plus or minus 0.5
- Walked1.1 percent plus or minus 1.3
- Worked from home2.7 percent plus or minus 1.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lenox
SBA loans in Lenox (7(a))
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$360,000
- Average approval$180,000
- Median approval$180,000
- Largest approval$210,000
- Jobs supported11
- Jobs per approval5.5
- 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 franchises100.0 percent
- Distinct lenders2
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Lenox, 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.
Lenox
SBA loans in Lenox (504)
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$410,000
- Average approval$410,000
- Median approval$410,000
- Largest approval$410,000
- 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 Lenox, 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.
Taylor County, not Lenox
Taylor County context, not Lenox 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 Lenox.
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
Lenox questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Lenox, Iowa?
1,569, in 618 households. Lenox city covers 1.91 square miles of land, which is 820 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Lenox in?
Lenox lies in more than one. By area it is 93.8 percent in Taylor County, 6.2 percent in Adams County. This page sits under Taylor County because that county holds the largest share. The split is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries.
What is the median household income in Lenox?
$61,000. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $111,400. Median gross rent is $1,003 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Lenox businesses?
2 7(a) approvals totaling $360,000 since FY2020, across 2 lenders, median approval $180,000, plus 1 504 approvals worth $410,000 since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Lenox, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Lenox borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Lenox. 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.
Are the county figures on this page Lenox 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 Lenox.
Is zoning published for Lenox?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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