Lost Nation

Population: 393
Median household income: $51,000
Median home value: $74,500

Lost Nation, a community in Clinton County, Iowa, has 393 residents. Its median household income of $51,000 runs below the Clinton County figure of $65,177.

From 2019 to 2023, Lost Nation's population declined 14.8% from 461 to 393, while its median home value rose 13.1% from $65,900 to $74,500.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 19.3% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 95.7% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 393
Median age: 44.3 yrs
Median household income: $51,000
Median home value: $74,500
Median gross rent: $658
Housing units: 208
Homeownership rate: 66.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.1%
Unemployment rate: 2.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

461393

Median household income

$42,875$51,000

Median home value

$65,900$74,500

Median gross rent

$346$658

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	461	$42,875	$65,900	$346
2020	451	$40,000	$66,500	$438
2021	420	$42,750	$67,500	$425
2022	407	$46,250	$70,900	$439
2023	393	$51,000	$74,500	$658

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

Age distribution

Under 55.1%

5 to 1719.3%

18 to 243.8%

25 to 3412.0%

35 to 4410.7%

45 to 5412.5%

55 to 649.9%

65 to 749.4%

75 and over17.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	20	5.1%
5 to 17	76	19.3%
18 to 24	15	3.8%
25 to 34	47	12.0%
35 to 44	42	10.7%
45 to 54	49	12.5%
55 to 64	39	9.9%
65 to 74	37	9.4%
75 and over	68	17.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	376	95.7%
Black or African American	2	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	2	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	3	0.8%
Two or more races	10	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.4%

High school graduate36.2%

Some college or associate's39.4%

Bachelor's degree16.0%

Graduate or professional degree2.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	18	6.4%
High school graduate	102	36.2%
Some college or associate's	111	39.4%
Bachelor's degree	45	16.0%
Graduate or professional degree	6	2.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 45 min

Drove alone93.0%

Carpooled1.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.8%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	159	93.0%
Carpooled	2	1.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	10	5.8%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2	1.2%
15 to 29 min	45	28.0%
30 to 44 min	43	26.7%
45 to 59 min	28	17.4%
60+ min	43	26.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.16
Poverty rate: 10.6% (41 of 388)

	Count	Share
Family households	103	56.6%
Nonfamily households	79	43.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	182	87.5%
Vacant	26	12.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	121	66.5%
Renter-occupied	61	33.5%

1-unit, detached84.6%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units14.9%

5 to 19 units0.5%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	176	84.6%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	31	14.9%
5 to 19 units	1	0.5%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1946605
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.76 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.9675, -90.8181