Lester, IA Demographic Data
Lester, IA Summary
Lester is located in Lyon County in Iowa
- Population: 326
- Area: 1.82 sq. miles
- Land Area: 1.82 sq. miles
- Water Area: NA
- Population Density: 178.82 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,406.82 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Lester, IA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
136
51%
50.8
Male
133
49%
49.2
Total Population
269
323,128,000
Lester, IA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
21
7.8%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
30
11.2%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
28
10.4%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
5
1.9%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
2
0.7%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
29
10.8%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
45
16.7%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
18
6.7%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
11
4.1%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
11
4.1%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
38
14.1%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
20
7.4%
4.4
85 Years and Over
11
4.1%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
185
68.8%
77.2
Female
98
53.0%
51.3
Male
87
47.0%
48.7
21 Years and over
185
68.8%
73.1
62 Years and over
75
27.9%
18.8
65 Years and over
69
25.7%
15.2
Female
43
62.3%
55.8
Male
26
37.7%
44.2
Median Age (years)
39
0.0%
0.0
Lester, IA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
261
97.0%
96.8
White
259
96.3%
72.6
Black or African American
2
0.7%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
0.8
Asian
0
0.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
0
0.0%
5.1
Two or More Races
8
3.0%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
0
0.0%
17.8
Mexican
0
0.0%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
0
0.0%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
269
100.0%
82.2
Lester, IA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
9
4.9%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
2
1.1%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
78
42.6%
27.2
Some college, no degree
39
21.3%
20.6
Associate's Degree
31
16.9%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
21
11.5%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
3
1.6%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
11
6.0%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
172
93.9%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
24
13.1%
31.2
Lester, IA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
18
9.5%
33.7%
Now Married
144
75.8%
47.5
Divorced
6
3.2%
11.0%
Separated
0
0.0%
2.0
Widowed
22
11.6
5.8%
Lester, IA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
247
99.6%
78.4%
Languages other than english
1
0.4%
21.6%
Spanish
0
0.0%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
1
0.4%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Lester, IA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
2
1.9%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
3
2.9%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
19
18.1%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
4
3.8%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
8
7.6%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
19
18.1%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
22
21.0%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
17
16.2%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
1
1.0%
5.8
$200,000 or more
10
9.5%
6.4
Median household income
71,250
57,617
Per capita income
41,876
31,128
Lester, IA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
12
8.3%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
2
1.4%
9.8
Construction
9
6.2%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
38
26.2%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
5
3.4%
6.6
Information
5
3.4%
2.1
Manufacturing
19
13.1%
10.1
Other services except public administration
7
4.8%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
16
11.0%
11.4
Public administration
2
1.4%
4.6
Retail trade
9
6.2%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
18
12.4%
5.2
Wholesale trade
3
2.1%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
14
9.7%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
45
31.0%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
40
27.6%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
14
9.7%
23.3%
Service occupations
32
22.1%
18.1%
Lester, IA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
143
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
108
75.5%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
4
2.8%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
12
8.4%
2.7
Other means
2
1.4%
1.8
Worked at home
17
11.9%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
25.6
26.6
Lester, IA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
8
7.6%
8.7
1 vehicles
23
21.9%
33.2
2 vehicles
32
30.5%
37.1
3 or more
42
40.0%
21.0
Lester, IA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
105
87.5%
87.6
Owner Occupied
90
85.7%
63.1
Renter Occupied
15
14.3%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
15
12.5%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
25
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.8
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
1.4
0.0%
2.5
Lester, IA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
120
1 room
0
0.0%
2.4
2 rooms
0
0.0%
2.7
3 rooms
10
8.3%
9.1
4 rooms
17
14.2%
16.5
5 rooms
16
13.3%
19.8
6 rooms
16
13.3%
17.8
7 rooms
25
20.8%
12.0
8 rooms
11
9.2%
8.6
9 rooms or more
25
20.8%
11.1
Median Rooms
7
0.0
Lester, IA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
120
1-unit, detached
107
89.2%
61.5
1-unit, attached
0
0.0%
5.9
2-units
0
0.0%
3.6
3 or 4 units
0
0.0%
4.4
5 to 9 units
5
4.2%
4.8
10 to 19 units
8
6.7%
4.4
20 or more units
0
0.0%
9.0
Mobile home
0
0.0%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Lester, IA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
45
37.5%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
2
1.7%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
8
6.7%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
14
11.7%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
13
10.8%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
3
2.5%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
22
18.3%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
13
10.8%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
0
0.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Lester, IA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
20
19.0%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
69
65.7%
4.7
Electricity
9
8.6%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
2
1.9%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
0
0.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
5
4.8%
1.1
Lester, IA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
51
47295100.0
Less than $500
0
0.0%
1.6%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
1
2.0%
11.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
1
2.0%
7.0%
$1,500 to $1,999
5
9.8%
20.1%
$500 to $999
22
43.1%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
22
43.1%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
34
66.7%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
7
13.7%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
6
11.8%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
0
0.0%
7.0%
35.0% or more
4
7.8%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Lester, IA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
15
41,631,300
$1,000 to $1,499
0
0.0%
28.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$500 to $999
5
33.3%
41.0%
Less than $500
10
66.7%
10.7%
No Cash Rent
0
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
325
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
5
33.3%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
8
53.3%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
0
0.0%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
0
0.0%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
2
13.3%
9.0%
35.0% or more
0
0.0%
40.7%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Lester, IA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
90
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
11
12.2%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
27
30.0%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
15
16.7%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
27
30.0%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
5
5.6%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
5
5.6%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
0
0.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
114,600
205,000