Salix, Iowa: commercial real estate data.
Salix is a Census city of 402 people across 1.70 square miles of land, in Woodbury County. Median household income is $62,500, 65.1 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Salix
What Salix is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1.7 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land237 plus or minus 64
- 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 Salix
- Population402 plus or minus 109
- Median age43.5 plus or minus 11.6
- Population under 18108 plus or minus 41
- Share under 1826.9 percent plus or minus 7.0
- Population 65 and over84 plus or minus 32
- Share 65 and over20.9 percent plus or minus 5.5
- Households172 plus or minus 40
- Family households102 plus or minus 31
- Share of households that are families59.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Salix
- Median household income$62,500 plus or minus $19,991
- Per capita income$33,830
- Civilian labor force216 plus or minus 64
- Employed210 plus or minus 62
- Unemployed6 plus or minus 11
- Unemployment rate2.8 percent plus or minus 5.0
- Adults 25 and over260 plus or minus 59
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher96.9 percent plus or minus 30.8
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher13.1 percent plus or minus 6.0
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.8 percent plus or minus 5.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Salix
- Housing units180 plus or minus 40
- Occupied units172 plus or minus 40
- Vacant units8 plus or minus 9
- Vacancy rate4.4 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Owner occupied112 plus or minus 30
- Renter occupied60 plus or minus 31
- Ownership rate65.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$161,400 plus or minus $39,644
- Median gross rent, monthly$950 plus or minus $207
- Annual rent as a share of median income18.2 percent plus or minus 7.1
- Single family units149 plus or minus 34
- Share single family82.8 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more19 plus or minus 22
- Share in buildings of two or more10.6 percent plus or minus 12.2
- Mobile homes12 plus or minus 9
- Median year structure built1951
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Salix gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute177 plus or minus 49
- Commuting under 15 minutes21 plus or minus 12
- Share commuting under 15 minutes11.9 percent plus or minus 5.6
- Commuting 30 minutes or more17 plus or minus 14
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more9.6 percent plus or minus 7.7
- Drove alone77.6 percent plus or minus 31.7
- Carpooled5.7 percent plus or minus 5.0
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.0 percent plus or minus 1.4
- Worked from home15.7 percent plus or minus 8.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Flood risk in Salix
- NFIP communityCity of Salix
- NFIP community number190296
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date07/17/24(M)
The City of Salix participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 190296 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 Salix
Woodbury County context, not Salix 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 Salix.
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
Salix questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Salix, Iowa?
402, in 172 households. Salix city covers 1.70 square miles of land, which is 237 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Salix in?
Woodbury 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 Salix?
$62,500. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $161,400. Median gross rent is $950 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Salix in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Salix appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Salix, city of, community 190296, 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 Salix 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 Salix.
Is zoning published for Salix?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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