Carter Lake

Population: 3,773
Median household income: $75,037
Median home value: $161,200

Located in Pottawattamie County, Iowa, Carter Lake is a community with a population of 3,773. At $75,037, its median household income sits above Pottawattamie County's $71,446.

Between 2019 and 2023, Carter Lake's population held roughly steady from 3,796 to 3,773, while its median home value rose 41.5% from $113,900 to $161,200.

Owners occupy 84.3% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 40.1 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,773
Median age: 40.1 yrs
Median household income: $75,037
Median home value: $161,200
Median gross rent: $1,115
Housing units: 1,461
Homeownership rate: 84.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.9%
Unemployment rate: 4.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,7963,773

Median household income

$58,839$75,037

Median home value

$113,900$161,200

Median gross rent

$917$1,115

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,796	$58,839	$113,900	$917
2020	3,799	$52,163	$111,900	$934
2021	3,796	$58,750	$124,400	$1,016
2022	3,780	$64,479	$137,700	$1,099
2023	3,773	$75,037	$161,200	$1,115

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

Age distribution

Under 55.6%

5 to 1719.7%

18 to 249.8%

25 to 3410.7%

35 to 4410.8%

45 to 549.9%

55 to 6418.2%

65 to 7410.9%

75 and over4.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	213	5.6%
5 to 17	743	19.7%
18 to 24	370	9.8%
25 to 34	402	10.7%
35 to 44	409	10.8%
45 to 54	374	9.9%
55 to 64	685	18.2%
65 to 74	413	10.9%
75 and over	164	4.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,840	75.3%
Black or African American	22	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	23	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	40	1.1%
Two or more races	97	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	751	19.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.8%

High school graduate52.6%

Some college or associate's24.8%

Bachelor's degree6.9%

Graduate or professional degree6.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	239	9.8%
High school graduate	1,286	52.6%
Some college or associate's	607	24.8%
Bachelor's degree	169	6.9%
Graduate or professional degree	146	6.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone84.5%

Carpooled3.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.8%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,484	84.5%
Carpooled	59	3.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	24	1.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	190	10.8%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	466	29.7%
15 to 29 min	832	53.1%
30 to 44 min	176	11.2%
45 to 59 min	77	4.9%
60+ min	16	1.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.72
Poverty rate: 15.2% (572 of 3,773)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,007	72.5%
Nonfamily households	382	27.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,389	95.1%
Vacant	72	4.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,171	84.3%
Renter-occupied	218	15.7%

1-unit, detached74.3%

1-unit, attached3.8%

2 to 4 units0.7%

5 to 19 units1.3%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other19.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,086	74.3%
1-unit, attached	56	3.8%
2 to 4 units	10	0.7%
5 to 19 units	19	1.3%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	290	19.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1911215
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.79 sq mi
Water area: 0.22 sq mi
Center point: 41.2885, -95.9169