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Afton, Iowa: commercial real estate data.
Afton is a Census city of 817 people across 1.01 square miles of land, in Union County. Median household income is $54,545, 67.5 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $200,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Afton
What Afton is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1.01 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land812
- County holding the largest share of its areaUnion 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 Afton
- Population817
- Median age39.0 plus or minus 8.4
- Population under 18185 plus or minus 58
- Share under 1822.6 percent plus or minus 6.0
- Population 65 and over178 plus or minus 54
- Share 65 and over21.8 percent plus or minus 5.5
- Households320
- Family households179 plus or minus 40
- Share of households that are families55.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Afton
- Median household income$54,545
- Per capita income$28,922
- Civilian labor force378 plus or minus 85
- Employed367 plus or minus 85
- Unemployed11 plus or minus 14
- Unemployment rate2.9 percent plus or minus 3.6
- Adults 25 and over590
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher94.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher21.0 percent plus or minus 9.2
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree3.2 percent plus or minus 2.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Afton
- Housing units386
- Occupied units320
- Vacant units66 plus or minus 36
- Vacancy rate17.1 percent plus or minus 9.0
- Owner occupied216
- Renter occupied104 plus or minus 35
- Ownership rate67.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$95,300
- Median gross rent, monthly$590 plus or minus $142
- Annual rent as a share of median income13.0 percent plus or minus 3.8
- Single family units256
- Share single family66.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more104 plus or minus 39
- Share in buildings of two or more26.9 percent plus or minus 9.2
- Mobile homes26 plus or minus 19
- Median year structure built1968
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Afton gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute350 plus or minus 83
- Commuting under 15 minutes128 plus or minus 49
- Share commuting under 15 minutes36.6 percent plus or minus 11.0
- Commuting 30 minutes or more74 plus or minus 26
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more21.1 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Drove alone75.3 percent
- Carpooled19.2 percent plus or minus 9.6
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.7 percent plus or minus 1.9
- Worked from home2.8 percent plus or minus 3.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Afton (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$200,000
- Average approval$200,000
- Median approval$200,000
- Largest approval$200,000
- Jobs supported2
- Jobs per approval2.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more100.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Afton, 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.
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Flood risk in Afton
- NFIP communityCity of Afton
- NFIP community number190538
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date(NSFHA)
The City of Afton participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 190538 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.
Union County, not Afton
Union County context, not Afton figures
- Establishments in Union County305
- Covered employment, Union County5,910
- Average annual pay, Union County$50,030
- Housing units permitted, Union County2
Every figure in this section is published for Union County as a whole and is not a measurement of Afton.
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
Afton questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Afton, Iowa?
817, in 320 households. Afton city covers 1.01 square miles of land, which is 812 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Afton in?
Union 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 Afton?
$54,545. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $95,300. Median gross rent is $590 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Afton businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $200,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $200,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Afton, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Afton borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Afton. 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 Afton in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Afton appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Afton, city of, community 190538, 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 Afton figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Union 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 Afton.
Is zoning published for Afton?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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