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Bonaparte, Iowa: commercial real estate data.
Bonaparte is a Census city of 302 people across 0.37 square miles of land, in Van Buren County. Median household income is $40,909, 64.9 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Bonaparte
What Bonaparte is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.37 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land807 plus or minus 222
- County holding the largest share of its areaVan Buren 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.
Bonaparte
How many people live in Bonaparte
- Population302 plus or minus 83
- Median age38.0 plus or minus 12.4
- Population under 1881 plus or minus 33
- Share under 1826.8 percent plus or minus 8.2
- Population 65 and over71 plus or minus 25
- Share 65 and over23.5 percent plus or minus 5.2
- Households134 plus or minus 39
- Family households68 plus or minus 28
- Share of households that are families50.7 percent plus or minus 14.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bonaparte
Income and work in Bonaparte
- Median household income$40,909 plus or minus $12,588
- Per capita income$25,699 plus or minus $6,741
- Civilian labor force150 plus or minus 54
- Employed123 plus or minus 42
- Unemployed27 plus or minus 22
- Unemployment rate18.0 percent plus or minus 13.2
- Adults 25 and over191 plus or minus 50
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher95.8 percent plus or minus 34.9
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher8.4 percent plus or minus 7.5
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree3.1 percent plus or minus 6.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bonaparte
Housing in Bonaparte
- Housing units155 plus or minus 43
- Occupied units134 plus or minus 39
- Vacant units21 plus or minus 14
- Vacancy rate13.5 percent plus or minus 8.2
- Owner occupied87 plus or minus 33
- Renter occupied47 plus or minus 18
- Ownership rate64.9 percent plus or minus 15.8
- Median owner-occupied home value$69,600 plus or minus $21,102
- Median gross rent, monthly$492 plus or minus $239
- Annual rent as a share of median income14.4 percent plus or minus 8.3
- Single family units116 plus or minus 39
- Share single family74.8 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more29 plus or minus 19
- Share in buildings of two or more18.7 percent plus or minus 10.8
- Mobile homes10 plus or minus 11
- Median year structure built1938
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bonaparte
How Bonaparte gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute116 plus or minus 40
- Commuting under 15 minutes64 plus or minus 30
- Share commuting under 15 minutes55.2 percent plus or minus 17.7
- Commuting 30 minutes or more40 plus or minus 22
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more34.5 percent plus or minus 14.5
- Drove alone60.3 percent
- Carpooled25.0 percent plus or minus 21.6
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked14.7 percent plus or minus 12.8
- Worked from home0.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bonaparte
Flood risk in Bonaparte
- NFIP communityCity of Bonaparte
- NFIP community number190266
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date10/18/11(M)
The City of Bonaparte participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 190266 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.
Van Buren County, not Bonaparte
Van Buren County context, not Bonaparte figures
- Establishments in Van Buren County149
- Covered employment, Van Buren County1,923
- Average annual pay, Van Buren County$46,260
- Housing units permitted, Van Buren County3
Every figure in this section is published for Van Buren County as a whole and is not a measurement of Bonaparte.
All Van Buren County figures →
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
Bonaparte questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Bonaparte, Iowa?
302, in 134 households. Bonaparte city covers 0.37 square miles of land, which is 807 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Bonaparte in?
Van Buren 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 Bonaparte?
$40,909. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $69,600. Median gross rent is $492 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Bonaparte in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Bonaparte appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Bonaparte, city of, community 190266, 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 Bonaparte figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Van Buren 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 Bonaparte.
Is zoning published for Bonaparte?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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