Kingsley vs Le Mars

A side-by-side comparison of Kingsley and Le Mars: population, income, housing, and more.

Kingsley and Le Mars are places in Iowa. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Le Mars has the higher population (10,597 vs 1,427 in Kingsley). Kingsley has the higher median household income ($73,103 vs $72,381 in Le Mars). Le Mars has the higher median home value ($202,200 vs $146,200 in Kingsley).

Population, income & housing

	Kingsley	Le Mars
Population	1,427	10,597
Median age	44.2 yrs	39.1 yrs
Median household income	$73,103	$72,381
Median home value	$146,200	$202,200
Median gross rent	$761	$908
Housing units	653	4,521
Homeownership rate	78.2%	62.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.1%	24.3%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	1.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kingsley	Le Mars
Population	1,593 → 1,427 (-10.4%)	9,941 → 10,597 (+6.6%)
Median household income	$61,394 → $73,103 (+19.1%)	$65,095 → $72,381 (+11.2%)
Median home value	$125,000 → $146,200 (+17.0%)	$158,900 → $202,200 (+27.2%)
Median gross rent	$591 → $761 (+28.8%)	$649 → $908 (+39.9%)

Kingsley

Population

1,5931,427

Median household income

$61,394$73,103

Median home value

$125,000$146,200

Median gross rent

$591$761

Le Mars

Population

9,94110,597

Median household income

$65,095$72,381

Median home value

$158,900$202,200

Median gross rent

$649$908

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Kingsley	Le Mars
Under 5	5.0%	5.4%
5 to 17	15.3%	19.9%
18 to 24	11.0%	8.4%
25 to 34	10.6%	12.7%
35 to 44	9.8%	11.0%
45 to 54	16.5%	12.4%
55 to 64	9.2%	12.2%
65 to 74	12.8%	9.6%
75 and over	9.7%	8.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kingsley	Le Mars
White (non-Hispanic)	95.3%	83.3%
Black or African American	1.0%	5.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.1%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.3%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	2.3%	9.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kingsley	Le Mars
No high school diploma	4.6%	5.5%
High school graduate	35.9%	35.7%
Some college or associate's	31.5%	34.5%
Bachelor's degree	20.4%	18.8%
Graduate or professional degree	7.7%	5.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kingsley	Le Mars
Drove alone	70.5%	82.6%
Carpooled	6.8%	11.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.5%
Walked	2.3%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	18.2%	2.6%
Other means	2.1%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kingsley	Le Mars
1-unit, detached	90.4%	58.2%
1-unit, attached	4.6%	4.5%
2 to 4 units	1.1%	9.8%
5 to 19 units	1.2%	16.5%
20 or more units	2.8%	2.9%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	8.0%

Poverty & households

	Kingsley	Le Mars
Poverty rate	8.0%	8.9%
Average household size	2.25	2.38
Mean commute (minutes)	23	16
Median year structure built	1972	1975