Iona vs The Lakes

A side-by-side comparison of Iona and The Lakes: population, income, housing, and more.

Iona and The Lakes are places in Minnesota. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

The Lakes has the higher population (666 vs 207 in Iona). The Lakes has the higher median household income ($88,929 vs $44,167 in Iona). The Lakes has the higher median home value ($391,900 vs $54,300 in Iona).

Population, income & housing

	Iona	The Lakes
Population	207	666
Median age	41.9 yrs	63.4 yrs
Median household income	$44,167	$88,929
Median home value	$54,300	$391,900
Median gross rent	$750	—
Housing units	89	780
Homeownership rate	85.7%	94.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.2%	30.4%
Unemployment rate	10.7%	1.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Iona	The Lakes
Population	129 → 207 (+60.5%)	631 → 666 (+5.5%)
Median household income	$50,000 → $44,167 (-11.7%)	$82,500 → $88,929 (+7.8%)
Median home value	$51,000 → $54,300 (+6.5%)	$331,000 → $391,900 (+18.4%)
Median gross rent	$625 → $750 (+20.0%)	—

Iona

Population

129207

Median household income

$50,000$44,167

Median home value

$51,000$54,300

Median gross rent

$625$750

The Lakes

Population

631666

Median household income

$82,500$88,929

Median home value

$331,000$391,900

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Iona	The Lakes
Under 5	6.8%	1.8%
5 to 17	22.7%	8.3%
18 to 24	7.7%	2.6%
25 to 34	4.8%	2.1%
35 to 44	9.2%	5.0%
45 to 54	16.4%	10.2%
55 to 64	15.9%	25.7%
65 to 74	10.6%	28.7%
75 and over	5.8%	15.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Iona	The Lakes
White (non-Hispanic)	87.4%	94.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	12.6%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	2.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Iona	The Lakes
No high school diploma	11.5%	1.2%
High school graduate	33.8%	29.2%
Some college or associate's	48.5%	39.2%
Bachelor's degree	6.2%	20.8%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	9.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Iona	The Lakes
Drove alone	75.4%	72.9%
Carpooled	3.1%	6.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	21.5%	15.3%
Other means	0.0%	4.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Iona	The Lakes
1-unit, detached	97.8%	92.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.4%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.2%	3.6%

Poverty & households

	Iona	The Lakes
Poverty rate	16.2%	3.5%
Average household size	2.46	1.96
Mean commute (minutes)	32	33
Median year structure built	1941	1984