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9,376

Population

1.4% YoY

2023

38.7

Median Age

4.4% YoY

2022

$63,947

Median Household Income

5.9% YoY

2022

5,464

Labor Force

0.6% MoM

1% YoY

7/2025

5,283

Employed

0.2% MoM

0.4% YoY

7/2025

3.3%

Unemployment Rate

13.8% MoM

22.2% YoY

7/2025

$120,000

Median Sale Price

48.5% MoM

100.0% YoY

8/2025

5

Homes Sold

66.7% MoM

66.7% YoY

8/2025

2.8

Months Inventory

40% MoM

68% YoY

8/2025

7

Days on Market

28 MoM

35 YoY

8/2025

14

Listings

6.7% MoM

133.3% YoY

8/2025

85

Price per Sq Ft

139.3% MoM

14.4% YoY

8/2025

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Cities included in Howard County: Cresco, Riceville, Elma, Lime Springs, Protivin, Chester


Zip Codes included in Howard County: [Click for zip code level data] 50466, 50628, 52134, 52136, 52155, 52163


 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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