Lamont

Population: 503
Median household income: $56,250
Median home value: $91,700

Lamont, a community in Buchanan County, Iowa, has 503 residents. At $56,250, its median household income sits below Buchanan County's $78,430.

Between 2019 and 2023, Lamont's population declined 6.9% from 540 to 503, while its median home value rose 44.0% from $63,700 to $91,700.

7.6% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 76.0% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 503
Median age: 38.3 yrs
Median household income: $56,250
Median home value: $91,700
Median gross rent: $836
Housing units: 206
Homeownership rate: 76.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.6%
Unemployment rate: 3.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

540503

Median household income

$48,333$56,250

Median home value

$63,700$91,700

Median gross rent

$646$836

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	540	$48,333	$63,700	$646
2020	519	$47,143	$71,200	$668
2021	612	$51,719	$79,000	$745
2022	510	$51,250	$86,700	$820
2023	503	$56,250	$91,700	$836

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 57.4%

5 to 1722.1%

18 to 2410.7%

25 to 348.5%

35 to 447.8%

45 to 549.1%

55 to 6412.9%

65 to 7418.7%

75 and over2.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	37	7.4%
5 to 17	111	22.1%
18 to 24	54	10.7%
25 to 34	43	8.5%
35 to 44	39	7.8%
45 to 54	46	9.1%
55 to 64	65	12.9%
65 to 74	94	18.7%
75 and over	14	2.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	424	84.3%
Black or African American	2	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3	0.6%
Asian	3	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	8	1.6%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	34	6.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	29	5.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.0%

High school graduate44.9%

Some college or associate's36.5%

Bachelor's degree5.3%

Graduate or professional degree2.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	33	11.0%
High school graduate	135	44.9%
Some college or associate's	110	36.5%
Bachelor's degree	16	5.3%
Graduate or professional degree	7	2.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 33 min

Drove alone75.1%

Carpooled16.1%

Public transit1.0%

Walked7.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.5%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	154	75.1%
Carpooled	33	16.1%
Public transit	2	1.0%
Walked	15	7.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1	0.5%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	44	21.6%
15 to 29 min	66	32.4%
30 to 44 min	28	13.7%
45 to 59 min	18	8.8%
60+ min	48	23.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.52
Poverty rate: 11.1% (56 of 503)

	Count	Share
Family households	128	64.0%
Nonfamily households	72	36.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1952

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	200	97.1%
Vacant	6	2.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	152	76.0%
Renter-occupied	48	24.0%

1-unit, detached87.4%

1-unit, attached0.5%

2 to 4 units7.8%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other4.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	180	87.4%
1-unit, attached	1	0.5%
2 to 4 units	16	7.8%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	9	4.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1943005
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.58 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 42.5986, -91.6404