Lu Verne

Population: 315
Median household income: $56,667
Median home value: $38,100

Lu Verne, a community in Kossuth County, Iowa, has 315 residents. Its median household income of $56,667 runs below the Kossuth County figure of $65,656.

From 2019 to 2023, Lu Verne's population grew 6.4% from 296 to 315, while its median home value rose 7.9% from $35,300 to $38,100.

12.5% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 82.3% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 315
Median age: 24.7 yrs
Median household income: $56,667
Median home value: $38,100
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 151
Homeownership rate: 82.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.5%
Unemployment rate: 3.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

296315

Median household income

$56,250$56,667

Median home value

$35,300$38,100

Median gross rent

$657$788

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	296	$56,250	$35,300	$657
2020	278	$46,750	$36,900	$683
2021	255	$43,333	$33,800	$588
2022	297	$54,500	$33,200	$788
2023	315	$56,667	$38,100	—

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

Age distribution

Under 512.4%

5 to 1724.4%

18 to 2414.9%

25 to 347.9%

35 to 446.7%

45 to 5411.1%

55 to 6410.8%

65 to 744.4%

75 and over7.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	39	12.4%
5 to 17	77	24.4%
18 to 24	47	14.9%
25 to 34	25	7.9%
35 to 44	21	6.7%
45 to 54	35	11.1%
55 to 64	34	10.8%
65 to 74	14	4.4%
75 and over	23	7.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	270	85.7%
Black or African American	30	9.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	2	0.6%
Two or more races	12	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1	0.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.2%

High school graduate35.5%

Some college or associate's42.8%

Bachelor's degree11.2%

Graduate or professional degree1.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	14	9.2%
High school graduate	54	35.5%
Some college or associate's	65	42.8%
Bachelor's degree	17	11.2%
Graduate or professional degree	2	1.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone67.9%

Carpooled10.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked5.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.7%

Other means9.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	91	67.9%
Carpooled	14	10.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	7	5.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	9	6.7%
Other means	13	9.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	26	20.8%
15 to 29 min	64	51.2%
30 to 44 min	28	22.4%
45 to 59 min	6	4.8%
60+ min	1	0.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.54
Poverty rate: 24.1% (76 of 315)

	Count	Share
Family households	78	62.9%
Nonfamily households	46	37.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	124	82.1%
Vacant	27	17.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	102	82.3%
Renter-occupied	22	17.7%

1-unit, detached96.0%

1-unit, attached3.3%

2 to 4 units0.7%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	145	96.0%
1-unit, attached	5	3.3%
2 to 4 units	1	0.7%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1947370
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.12 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 42.9095, -94.0836