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20,567

Population

0.4% YoY

2023

33.7

Median Age

4.3% YoY

2022

$62,662

Median Household Income

16.8% YoY

2022

11,188

Labor Force

0.8% MoM

8.4% YoY

7/2025

10,738

Employed

1.4% MoM

9.3% YoY

7/2025

4.0%

Unemployment Rate

14.3% MoM

33.3% YoY

7/2025

$210,500

Median Sale Price

3.9% MoM

19.0% YoY

8/2025

16

Homes Sold

15.8% MoM

6.7% YoY

8/2025

2.2

Months Inventory

22.2% MoM

0.6% YoY

8/2025

16

Days on Market

18 MoM

20 YoY

8/2025

35

Listings

2.9% MoM

2.9% YoY

8/2025

118

Price per Sq Ft

3.9% MoM

1.2% YoY

8/2025

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Cities included in Buena Vista County: Storm Lake, Alta, Lakeside, Newell, Sioux Rapids, Albert City, Marathon, Linn Grove, Truesdale, Rembrandt


Zip Codes included in Buena Vista County: [Click for zip code level data] 50510, 50565, 50568, 50576, 50585, 50588, 50592, 51002


 1.  Population Data from U.S. Census Bureau.
 2.  Employment Data from Bureau of Labor and Statistics
 3.  Sales Data provided by Redfin, a national real estate brokerage.

MoM = Month over Month. The percentage change from the previous month to the current month.
YoY = Year over Year. The percentage change from the same period the previous year to the current period.

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