Yetter, Iowa

2026 Edition · 8 cards · data as of Oct 30, 2026

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  1. Population

    Down 4.8% since 2020.

    20

    people, the 935th-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

  2. The workday

    Every job here goes to someone who lives somewhere else.

    100.0%

    of 12 jobs located in Yetter are filled by in-commuters.

    Census LEHD LODES, 2023. Sources: Census LEHD LODES

  3. The seam

    Cross one tract line and median rent jumps $125.

    A $125 gap between neighbors, the sharpest rent edge between adjacent tracts in Calhoun County.

    • $704 Tract 9501
    • $829 Tract 9503

    Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024, adjacent tracts compared by the Almanac. Tract estimates carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year

  4. Building

    Most of the housing here is older than 2000.

    • 0 homes permitted, 2022–2025
    • 100% 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

  5. Units needed

    None of three estimates finds a housing shortfall here.

    0

    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

  6. Home value

    A median home costs 90% less than Iowa's.

    $21,700

    median home value in Yetter.

    • $21,700 Yetter
    • $208,000 Iowa
    • $332,700 U.S.

    Census ACS 5-year, 2010-2014. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year

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