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Motley, Minnesota: commercial real estate data.
Motley is a Census city of 608 people across 1.39 square miles of land, lying across Morrison County and Cass County. Median household income is $47,222, 63.6 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $100,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Motley
What Motley is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1.39 sq mi
- Water area0.06 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land438 plus or minus 99
- County holding the largest share of its areaMorrison County, 85.4 percent
- Counties this place lies inMorrison County 85.4 percent, Cass County 14.6 percent
Motley crosses a county line. The split above is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries, by area, so it says where the ground is and not where the town hall is.
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Motley
How many people live in Motley
- Population608 plus or minus 138
- Median age56.1
- Population under 1893 plus or minus 38
- Share under 1815.3 percent plus or minus 5.2
- Population 65 and over189 plus or minus 46
- Share 65 and over31.1 percent
- Households308 plus or minus 65
- Family households134 plus or minus 45
- Share of households that are families43.5 percent plus or minus 11.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Motley
- Median household income$47,222 plus or minus $12,779
- Per capita income$28,445
- Civilian labor force283 plus or minus 81
- Employed263 plus or minus 78
- Unemployed20 plus or minus 12
- Unemployment rate7.1 percent plus or minus 3.7
- Adults 25 and over449 plus or minus 102
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher90.2 percent plus or minus 28.0
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher9.8 percent plus or minus 5.6
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree0.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Motley
- Housing units339
- Occupied units308 plus or minus 65
- Vacant units31 plus or minus 25
- Vacancy rate9.1 percent plus or minus 7.1
- Owner occupied196 plus or minus 45
- Renter occupied112 plus or minus 38
- Ownership rate63.6 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$152,800 plus or minus $33,740
- Median gross rent, monthly$653 plus or minus $172
- Annual rent as a share of median income16.6 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Single family units212 plus or minus 52
- Share single family62.5 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more75 plus or minus 36
- Share in buildings of two or more22.1 percent plus or minus 9.5
- Mobile homes52 plus or minus 25
- Median year structure built1983
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Motley gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute236 plus or minus 73
- Commuting under 15 minutes75 plus or minus 35
- Share commuting under 15 minutes31.8 percent plus or minus 11.4
- Commuting 30 minutes or more52 plus or minus 28
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more22.0 percent plus or minus 9.8
- Drove alone66.2 percent
- Carpooled7.7 percent plus or minus 8.9
- Public transport1.5 percent plus or minus 1.9
- Walked15.4 percent plus or minus 11.4
- Worked from home9.2 percent plus or minus 5.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Motley (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$100,000
- Average approval$100,000
- Median approval$100,000
- Largest approval$100,000
- Jobs supported2
- Jobs per approval2.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term48 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Motley, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Motley
SBA loans in Motley (504)
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$2,230,000
- Average approval$1,115,000
- Median approval$1,115,000
- Largest approval$1,816,000
- Jobs supported7
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term270 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Motley, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Motley
- NFIP communityCity of Motley
- NFIP community number270300
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date07/31/24(M)
The City of Motley participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 270300 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.
Morrison County, not Motley
Morrison County context, not Motley figures
- Establishments in Morrison County933
- Covered employment, Morrison County11,175
- Average annual pay, Morrison County$47,270
- Housing units permitted, Morrison County199
Every figure in this section is published for Morrison County as a whole and is not a measurement of Motley.
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
Motley questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Motley, Minnesota?
608, in 308 households. Motley city covers 1.39 square miles of land, which is 438 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Motley in?
Motley lies in more than one. By area it is 85.4 percent in Morrison County, 14.6 percent in Cass County. This page sits under Morrison County because that county holds the largest share. The split is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries.
What is the median household income in Motley?
$47,222. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $152,800. Median gross rent is $653 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Motley businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $100,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $100,000, plus 2 504 approvals worth $2.2 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Motley, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Motley borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Motley. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Motley in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Motley appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Motley, city of, community 270300, 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 Motley figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Morrison 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 Motley.
Is zoning published for Motley?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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