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Seymour, Iowa: commercial real estate data.
Seymour is a Census city of 594 people across 2.39 square miles of land, in Wayne County. Median household income is $46,071, 75.0 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Seymour
What Seymour is
- Census place typecity
- Land area2.39 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land248 plus or minus 51
- County holding the largest share of its areaWayne 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.
Seymour
How many people live in Seymour
- Population594 plus or minus 122
- Median age44.5 plus or minus 15.5
- Population under 18141 plus or minus 48
- Share under 1823.7 percent plus or minus 6.5
- Population 65 and over150 plus or minus 44
- Share 65 and over25.3 percent plus or minus 5.2
- Households280
- Family households156 plus or minus 39
- Share of households that are families55.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Seymour
Income and work in Seymour
- Median household income$46,071 plus or minus $12,571
- Per capita income$26,230
- Civilian labor force272 plus or minus 62
- Employed264 plus or minus 62
- Unemployed8 plus or minus 8
- Unemployment rate2.9 percent plus or minus 2.9
- Adults 25 and over411
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher87.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher14.8 percent plus or minus 7.3
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree2.9 percent plus or minus 3.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Seymour
- Housing units341
- Occupied units280
- Vacant units61 plus or minus 28
- Vacancy rate17.9 percent plus or minus 7.7
- Owner occupied210
- Renter occupied70 plus or minus 29
- Ownership rate75.0 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$86,800
- Median gross rent, monthly$614
- Annual rent as a share of median income16.0 percent plus or minus 4.8
- Single family units280
- Share single family82.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more22 plus or minus 20
- Share in buildings of two or more6.5 percent plus or minus 5.7
- Mobile homes39 plus or minus 27
- Median year structure built1951
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Seymour gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute247 plus or minus 58
- Commuting under 15 minutes74 plus or minus 28
- Share commuting under 15 minutes30.0 percent plus or minus 8.8
- Commuting 30 minutes or more36 plus or minus 21
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more14.6 percent plus or minus 7.9
- Drove alone80.3 percent plus or minus 27.0
- Carpooled8.1 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked5.8 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Worked from home4.6 percent plus or minus 4.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Seymour
Flood risk in Seymour
- NFIP communityCity of Seymour
- NFIP community number190655
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date02/16/18(M)
The City of Seymour participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 190655 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.
Wayne County, not Seymour
Wayne County context, not Seymour figures
- Establishments in Wayne County143
- Covered employment, Wayne County2,099
- Average annual pay, Wayne County$50,332
- Housing units permitted, Wayne County86
Every figure in this section is published for Wayne County as a whole and is not a measurement of Seymour.
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
Seymour questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Seymour, Iowa?
594, in 280 households. Seymour city covers 2.39 square miles of land, which is 248 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Seymour in?
Wayne 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 Seymour?
$46,071. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $86,800. Median gross rent is $614 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Seymour in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Seymour appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Seymour, city of, community 190655, 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 Seymour figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Wayne 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 Seymour.
Is zoning published for Seymour?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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