Lehigh

Population: 354
Median household income: $58,824
Median home value: $83,300

Lehigh, a community in Webster County, Iowa, has 354 residents. At $58,824, its median household income sits below Webster County's $68,054.

From 2019 to 2023, Lehigh's population declined 6.6% from 379 to 354, while its median home value rose 27.0% from $65,600 to $83,300.

The typical home was built around 1947. 18.1% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 354
Median age: 40.6 yrs
Median household income: $58,824
Median home value: $83,300
Median gross rent: $633
Housing units: 178
Homeownership rate: 72.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.2%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

379354

Median household income

$46,875$58,824

Median home value

$65,600$83,300

Median gross rent

$433$633

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	379	$46,875	$65,600	$433
2020	398	$51,950	$61,300	$421
2021	445	$60,625	$70,400	$545
2022	423	$56,667	$81,400	$563
2023	354	$58,824	$83,300	$633

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

Age distribution

Under 53.7%

5 to 1722.0%

18 to 246.2%

25 to 3411.9%

35 to 4414.4%

45 to 549.0%

55 to 6415.8%

65 to 749.6%

75 and over7.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	13	3.7%
5 to 17	78	22.0%
18 to 24	22	6.2%
25 to 34	42	11.9%
35 to 44	51	14.4%
45 to 54	32	9.0%
55 to 64	56	15.8%
65 to 74	34	9.6%
75 and over	26	7.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	347	98.0%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1	0.3%
Asian	2	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	4	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.5%

High school graduate30.7%

Some college or associate's43.6%

Bachelor's degree6.2%

Graduate or professional degree5.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	35	14.5%
High school graduate	74	30.7%
Some college or associate's	105	43.6%
Bachelor's degree	15	6.2%
Graduate or professional degree	12	5.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone92.6%

Carpooled2.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.6%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	176	92.6%
Carpooled	4	2.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	5	2.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	5	2.6%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	37	20.0%
15 to 29 min	60	32.4%
30 to 44 min	60	32.4%
45 to 59 min	24	13.0%
60+ min	4	2.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.11
Poverty rate: 18.1% (64 of 354)

	Count	Share
Family households	84	50.0%
Nonfamily households	84	50.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1947

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	168	94.4%
Vacant	10	5.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	122	72.6%
Renter-occupied	46	27.4%

1-unit, detached88.2%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units6.7%

5 to 19 units1.7%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other3.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	157	88.2%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	12	6.7%
5 to 19 units	3	1.7%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6	3.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1944265
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.11 sq mi
Water area: 0.06 sq mi
Center point: 42.3582, -94.0534