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SutherlandIA

A town of 629. A typical home worth about $160K.

Population
629
−3.1% since 2010
Typical home
$160K
+8.5% in a year
Household income
$55K
median
Median age
51.5
years
Jobs based here
179
A commuter town

What makes Sutherland stand out

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629 people, and everyone knows the way

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Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Sutherland

Most working residents leave Sutherland for work: only 7% work in town. The top destinations are Paullina (14%), Orange City (8%) and Cherokee (8%). Half commute less than 21 miles.

7%work in town

Where working residents work

In Sutherland7%
Paullina14%
Orange City8%
Cherokee8%
Sanborn5%
21 mi
median commute distance
179
jobs based in Sutherland
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Housing

A typical Sutherland home is worth about $160K

The typical Sutherland home is worth about $160,000, up 8.5% in a year, 33% below the Iowa typical home.

$160KZillow home value

Typical home value

Sutherland$160K
Iowa$240K
+8.5%
value change, 1 year
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Sutherland has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 83°, a January night drops to 8°, and about 35 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

35″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter11–29°
Spring35–57°
Summer60–81°
Fall38–60°
Oct 10
typical first frost
Apr 29
typical last frost
+0.8°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Natural hazards

High risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 61% of U.S. communities.

61risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
61High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingHailTornadoes
4
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Health

How healthy Sutherland is

Sutherland beats the Iowa average on 7 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 6.

32 measures vs. Iowa
7 better19 too close to call6 worse
What stands outSutherlandIA
Fewer adults facing housing insecurity7.3%9.4%
Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth9.2%11.6%
More adults who have had cancer12.1%8.7%
Cherokee Regional Medical Center
15.1 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
A commuter town

93% of working residents leave Sutherland for work

Where Sutherland’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

14% → Paullina Paullina 14% 8% → Orange City Orange City 8% 8% → Cherokee Cherokee 8% 5% → Sanborn Sanborn 5% 5% → Sheldon Sheldon 5% 5% → Sioux City Sioux City 5% Sutherland · 7% stay
179jobs based in Sutherland
7%of working residents work in town
21 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Sutherland

City in Iowa, United States

Sutherland is a city in O'Brien County, Iowa, United States. The population was 629 at the time of the 2020 census.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population
629
Area
0.9 sq mi
Elevation
1,427 ft
ZIP code
51058

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