Oto, Iowa: commercial real estate data.
Oto is a Census city of 68 people across 0.27 square miles of land, in Woodbury County. 89.5 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Oto
What Oto is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.27 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land253 plus or minus 112
- County holding the largest share of its areaWoodbury 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 Oto
- Population68 plus or minus 30
- Median age50.7 plus or minus 13.3
- Population under 187 plus or minus 12
- Share under 1810.3 percent plus or minus 17.4
- Population 65 and over23 plus or minus 22
- Share 65 and over33.8 percent plus or minus 29.5
- Households38 plus or minus 22
- Family households16 plus or minus 9
- Share of households that are families42.1 percent plus or minus 34.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Oto
- Per capita income$69,610 plus or minus $110,049
- Civilian labor force37 plus or minus 19
- Employed28 plus or minus 15
- Unemployed9 plus or minus 12
- Unemployment rate24.3 percent plus or minus 29.9
- Adults 25 and over48 plus or minus 24
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher91.7 percent plus or minus 34.6
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher31.3 percent plus or minus 29.5
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree10.4 percent plus or minus 23.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Oto
- Housing units50 plus or minus 24
- Occupied units38 plus or minus 22
- Vacant units12 plus or minus 11
- Vacancy rate24.0 percent plus or minus 18.7
- Owner occupied34 plus or minus 21
- Renter occupied4 plus or minus 4
- Ownership rate89.5 percent plus or minus 19.3
- Median owner-occupied home value$56,700 plus or minus $33,263
- Single family units47 plus or minus 26
- Share single family94.0 percent plus or minus 25.8
- Units in buildings of two or more2 plus or minus 10
- Share in buildings of two or more4.0 percent plus or minus 20.8
- Mobile homes1 plus or minus 3
- Median year structure built1944
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Oto gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute26 plus or minus 13
- Commuting under 15 minutes5 plus or minus 12
- Share commuting under 15 minutes19.2 percent plus or minus 45.3
- Commuting 30 minutes or more14 plus or minus 16
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more53.8 percent plus or minus 53.8
- Drove alone89.3 percent plus or minus 66.7
- Carpooled0.0 percent
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked3.6 percent plus or minus 6.9
- Worked from home7.1 percent plus or minus 13.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Flood risk in Oto
- NFIP communityCity of Oto
- NFIP community number190294
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date07/17/24(M)
The City of Oto participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 190294 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.
Woodbury County, not Oto
Woodbury County context, not Oto figures
- Establishments in Woodbury County2,622
- Covered employment, Woodbury County51,281
- Average annual pay, Woodbury County$54,684
- Housing units permitted, Woodbury County172
Every figure in this section is published for Woodbury County as a whole and is not a measurement of Oto.
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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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
Oto questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Oto, Iowa?
68, in 38 households. Oto city covers 0.27 square miles of land, which is 253 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Oto in?
Woodbury County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
Is Oto in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Oto appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Oto, city of, community 190294, 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 Oto figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Woodbury 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 Oto.
Is zoning published for Oto?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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