Springbrook, Iowa
2026 Edition · 8 cards · data as of Oct 30, 2026
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Population
Down 0.0% since 2020.
140
people, the 749th-largest of Iowa's cities and towns.
Census Population Estimates, 2025. Rank among Iowa's cities and towns computed by the Almanac. Sources: Census Population Estimates
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The workday
Nearly every job here goes to someone who lives somewhere else.
97.2%
of 72 jobs located in Springbrook are filled by in-commuters.
Census LEHD LODES, 2023. Sources: Census LEHD LODES
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The seam
Cross one tract line and median rent jumps $127.
A $127 gap between neighbors, the sharpest rent edge between adjacent tracts in Jackson County.
- $784 Tract 9505
- $911 Tract 9502
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024, adjacent tracts compared by the Almanac. Tract estimates carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
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Building
Most of the housing here is older than 2000.
- 1 homes permitted, 2022–2025
- 0% of those were in multifamily buildings
- 87% of all homes were built before 2000
Census Building Permits Survey, 2022–2025; Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census Building Permits Survey, Census ACS 5-year
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Units needed
Closing the gap would add 0–1% to the 68 homes here.
0–1
is the estimated number of missing housing units, from the lowest to the highest of three estimates.
Range computed by the Almanac from 2023 jobs and household data, using three demand models: 1% of jobs located here, 1% of renter households, and a rate by town size applied to renters. The low end is the lowest of the three and the high end the highest. It is an estimate, not a count. Sources: Computed by the Almanac
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Home value
A median home costs 27% less than Iowa's.
$151,000
median home value in Springbrook.
- $151,000 Springbrook
- $208,000 Iowa
- $332,700 U.S.
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year