Lake City

Population: 1,652
Median household income: $64,375
Median home value: $103,300

Lake City is a community in Calhoun County, Iowa, home to 1,652 residents. At $64,375, its median household income sits in line with Calhoun County's $66,875.

From 2019 to 2023, Lake City's population declined 6.3% from 1,764 to 1,652, while its median home value rose 27.2% from $81,200 to $103,300.

78.9% of workers drive to work alone. 84.2% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,652
Median age: 46.9 yrs
Median household income: $64,375
Median home value: $103,300
Median gross rent: $761
Housing units: 739
Homeownership rate: 75.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.1%
Unemployment rate: 1.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,7641,652

Median household income

$46,853$64,375

Median home value

$81,200$103,300

Median gross rent

$595$761

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,764	$46,853	$81,200	$595
2020	1,751	$53,462	$82,800	$617
2021	1,738	$55,417	$85,100	$622
2022	1,745	$59,704	$93,600	$719
2023	1,652	$64,375	$103,300	$761

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

Age distribution

Under 57.0%

5 to 1712.7%

18 to 244.4%

25 to 3415.7%

35 to 449.0%

45 to 549.7%

55 to 6414.8%

65 to 7413.7%

75 and over13.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	115	7.0%
5 to 17	210	12.7%
18 to 24	72	4.4%
25 to 34	260	15.7%
35 to 44	148	9.0%
45 to 54	161	9.7%
55 to 64	244	14.8%
65 to 74	226	13.7%
75 and over	216	13.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,462	88.5%
Black or African American	2	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	2	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	121	7.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	65	3.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.0%

High school graduate38.6%

Some college or associate's34.3%

Bachelor's degree13.9%

Graduate or professional degree7.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	75	6.0%
High school graduate	484	38.6%
Some college or associate's	431	34.3%
Bachelor's degree	175	13.9%
Graduate or professional degree	90	7.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 16 min

Drove alone78.9%

Carpooled10.7%

Public transit1.2%

Walked5.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.8%

Other means0.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	595	78.9%
Carpooled	81	10.7%
Public transit	9	1.2%
Walked	38	5.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	29	3.8%
Other means	2	0.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	410	56.6%
15 to 29 min	181	25.0%
30 to 44 min	99	13.7%
45 to 59 min	19	2.6%
60+ min	16	2.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.38
Poverty rate: 13.2% (209 of 1,586)

	Count	Share
Family households	438	67.2%
Nonfamily households	214	32.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1956

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	652	88.2%
Vacant	87	11.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	490	75.2%
Renter-occupied	162	24.8%

1-unit, detached84.2%

1-unit, attached0.8%

2 to 4 units2.4%

5 to 19 units8.5%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other4.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	622	84.2%
1-unit, attached	6	0.8%
2 to 4 units	18	2.4%
5 to 19 units	63	8.5%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	30	4.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1942465
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 4.82 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 42.2677, -94.7311