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Fertile, Iowa: commercial real estate data.
Fertile is a Census city of 255 people across 0.94 square miles of land, in Worth County. Median household income is $65,000, 87.1 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Fertile
What Fertile is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.94 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land271 plus or minus 55
- County holding the largest share of its areaWorth 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.
Fertile
How many people live in Fertile
- Population255 plus or minus 52
- Median age59.6
- Population under 1834 plus or minus 18
- Share under 1813.3 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Population 65 and over99 plus or minus 28
- Share 65 and over38.8 percent
- Households132 plus or minus 32
- Family households81 plus or minus 25
- Share of households that are families61.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Fertile
Income and work in Fertile
- Median household income$65,000 plus or minus $15,871
- Per capita income$40,982
- Civilian labor force120 plus or minus 40
- Employed120 plus or minus 40
- Unemployed0
- Unemployment rate0.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over215 plus or minus 45
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher96.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher13.5 percent plus or minus 6.6
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.2 percent plus or minus 5.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Fertile
Housing in Fertile
- Housing units163 plus or minus 33
- Occupied units132 plus or minus 32
- Vacant units31 plus or minus 16
- Vacancy rate19.0 percent plus or minus 9.0
- Owner occupied115 plus or minus 28
- Renter occupied17 plus or minus 13
- Ownership rate87.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$143,800 plus or minus $45,316
- Median gross rent, monthly$858
- Annual rent as a share of median income15.8 percent plus or minus 3.9
- Single family units157 plus or minus 33
- Share single family96.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more5 plus or minus 12
- Share in buildings of two or more3.1 percent plus or minus 7.1
- Mobile homes1 plus or minus 5
- Median year structure built1943
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Fertile
How Fertile gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute106 plus or minus 37
- Commuting under 15 minutes9 plus or minus 6
- Share commuting under 15 minutes8.5 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Commuting 30 minutes or more36 plus or minus 22
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more34.0 percent plus or minus 16.6
- Drove alone80.0 percent plus or minus 18.6
- Carpooled5.0 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home11.7 percent plus or minus 9.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Fertile
Flood risk in Fertile
- NFIP communityCity of Fertile
- NFIP community number190301
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date08/02/12(M)
The City of Fertile participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 190301 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.
Worth County, not Fertile
Worth County context, not Fertile figures
- Establishments in Worth County163
- Covered employment, Worth County2,302
- Average annual pay, Worth County$46,458
- Housing units permitted, Worth County2
Every figure in this section is published for Worth County as a whole and is not a measurement of Fertile.
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
Fertile questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Fertile, Iowa?
255, in 132 households. Fertile city covers 0.94 square miles of land, which is 271 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Fertile in?
Worth 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 Fertile?
$65,000. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $143,800. Median gross rent is $858 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Fertile in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Fertile appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Fertile, city of, community 190301, 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 Fertile figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Worth 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 Fertile.
Is zoning published for Fertile?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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