Lakeside vs Linn Grove

A side-by-side comparison of Lakeside and Linn Grove: population, income, housing, and more.

Lakeside and Linn Grove are places in Iowa. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Lakeside has the higher population (678 vs 165 in Linn Grove). Lakeside has the higher median household income ($95,481 vs $67,500 in Linn Grove). Lakeside has the higher median home value ($210,900 vs $57,500 in Linn Grove).

Population, income & housing

	Lakeside	Linn Grove
Population	678	165
Median age	43.8 yrs	39.5 yrs
Median household income	$95,481	$67,500
Median home value	$210,900	$57,500
Median gross rent	$960	$695
Housing units	288	70
Homeownership rate	78.2%	83.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.4%	25.0%
Unemployment rate	3.1%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lakeside	Linn Grove
Population	917 → 678 (-26.1%)	189 → 165 (-12.7%)
Median household income	$69,722 → $95,481 (+36.9%)	$52,083 → $67,500 (+29.6%)
Median home value	$138,800 → $210,900 (+51.9%)	$49,300 → $57,500 (+16.6%)
Median gross rent	$735 → $960 (+30.6%)	$675 → $695 (+3.0%)

Lakeside

Population

917678

Median household income

$69,722$95,481

Median home value

$138,800$210,900

Median gross rent

$735$960

Linn Grove

Population

189165

Median household income

$52,083$67,500

Median home value

$49,300$57,500

Median gross rent

$675$695

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lakeside	Linn Grove
Under 5	5.2%	2.4%
5 to 17	21.4%	31.5%
18 to 24	3.1%	5.5%
25 to 34	9.9%	1.8%
35 to 44	11.4%	18.2%
45 to 54	12.5%	4.8%
55 to 64	16.8%	13.9%
65 to 74	13.9%	18.2%
75 and over	5.9%	3.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lakeside	Linn Grove
White (non-Hispanic)	61.1%	75.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.8%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1.9%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.3%	6.7%
Hispanic or Latino	35.0%	17.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lakeside	Linn Grove
No high school diploma	14.5%	18.0%
High school graduate	32.7%	36.0%
Some college or associate's	22.4%	21.0%
Bachelor's degree	21.0%	15.0%
Graduate or professional degree	9.4%	10.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lakeside	Linn Grove
Drove alone	75.8%	67.8%
Carpooled	18.1%	25.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.1%	6.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lakeside	Linn Grove
1-unit, detached	91.0%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	3.1%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.8%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	2.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Lakeside	Linn Grove
Poverty rate	5.6%	12.7%
Average household size	2.64	2.66
Mean commute (minutes)	13	22
Median year structure built	1972	1938