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Lester, IA (Iowa) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $182,170 (it was $75,400 in 2000)
Lester:

$182,170
Iowa:

$194,600
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $128,439 - $325,713

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $260,533
Here:

$260,533
State:

$245,224

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $109,452
Here:

$109,452
State:

$190,519

Total population: 290 (Urban population: 0, Rural population: 241 (15 farm, 226 nonfarm))

Houses: 138 (115 occupied: 113 owner occupied, 4 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

3%
State:

28%

Housing density: 76 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $189,580.

Median gross rent in Lester, IA in 2022: $-649,890,590

Housing units in Lester with a mortgage: 59 (5 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 4 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 0

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $87,984

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $83,108

Median monthly housing costs: $830

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Lester, Iowa Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1974

Household type by relationship:

Households: 304
  • Male householders: 81 (22 living alone), Female householders: 33 (9 living alone)
  • 77 spouses (77 opposite-sex spouses), 4 unmarried partners, (4 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 107 children (98 natural, 3 adopted, 6 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 1 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives

Size of family households: 43 2-persons, 9 3-persons, 11 4-persons, 17 5-persons, 3 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 32 1-person.

65 married couples with children.
6 single-parent households (6 men, 0 women).

91.4% of residents of Lester speak English at home.
9.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (12% speak English very well, 40% speak English well, 24% speak English not well, 24% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 16 (5.3%)
(12.5% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

7.7
State:

6.8

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

-666666666.0
State:

4.2

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Lester, Iowa
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Lester, Iowa
  • 0no bedroom
  • 01 bedroom
  • 322 bedrooms
  • 353 bedrooms
  • 264 bedrooms
  • 215+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lester, Iowa
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lester, Iowa
  • 0no bedroom
  • 01 bedroom
  • 02 bedrooms
  • 43 bedrooms
  • 04 bedrooms
  • 05+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Lester in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Lester in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 0no vehicle
  • 301 vehicle
  • 412 vehicles
  • 343 vehicles
  • 54 vehicles
  • 35+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Lester in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Lester in renter-occupied apartments
  • 0no vehicle
  • 21 vehicle
  • 02 vehicles
  • 03 vehicles
  • 24 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Lester, Iowa
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Lester, Iowa
  • 01 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 43 rooms
  • 64 rooms
  • 195 rooms
  • 176 rooms
  • 107 rooms
  • 198 rooms
  • 399+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lester, Iowa
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lester, Iowa
  • 01 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 03 rooms
  • 04 rooms
  • 05 rooms
  • 26 rooms
  • 27 rooms
  • 08 rooms
  • 09+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
  • Lester, IA household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Lester, IA in 2022
  • 1Less than $10,000
  • 2$10,000 to $19,999
  • 3$20,000 to $29,999
  • 8$30,000 to $39,999
  • 5$40,000 to $49,999
  • 17$50,000 to $59,999
  • 12$60,000 to $74,999
  • 22$75,000 to $99,999
  • 15$100,000 to $124,999
  • 14$125,000 to $149,999
  • 16$150,000 to $199,999
  • 3$200,000 or more
  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Lester, IA

  • Distribution of house value in Lester, IA in 2022
  • 2$35,000 to $39,999
  • 0$50,000 to $59,999
  • 8$70,000 to $79,999
  • 3$80,000 to $89,999
  • 3$90,000 to $99,999
  • 8$100,000 to $124,999
  • 5$125,000 to $149,999
  • 27$150,000 to $174,999
  • 4$175,000 to $199,999
  • 4$200,000 to $249,999
  • 13$250,000 to $299,999
  • 19$300,000 to $399,999
  • 9$400,000 to $499,999
  • 1$500,000 to $749,999
  • 3$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 72.1%
Number of people working at home: 4 (2.2% of all workers)

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 32
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 20
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 28
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 9
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 44
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 3
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 14
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 10
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 3
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 2
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 2
  • 90 or more minutes: 0

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 109 (78.4%)
  • Carpooled: 12 (8.6%)
  • Bicycle: 1 (0.7%)
  • Walked: 11 (7.9%)
  • Other means: 1 (0.7%)
  • Worked at home: 5 (3.6%)
Class of Workers in 2022
Ancestries in Lester, IA

First ancestries reported:

  • Dutch: 40 (28.4%)
  • German: 38 (27.0%)
  • American: 6 (4.3%)
  • Norwegian: 6 (4.3%)
  • Swiss: 6 (4.3%)
  • Irish: 5 (3.6%)
  • European: 3 (2.1%)
  • English: 1 (0.7%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

El Salvador
Lester:

66.7% (10)
Iowa:

2.8% (4,967)

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Lester:

13.3% (2)
Iowa:

4.6% (8,194)

Mexico
Lester:

6.7% (1)
Iowa:

23.3% (41,625)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 118
  • Other state: 153
  • Northeast: 24
  • Midwest: 120
  • South: 6
  • West: 1

93.3% of Lester residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 47.4% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 100.0% lived in Iowa.


Lester:

93.3%
State average:

87.2%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 2
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 4
  • 9th grade: 0
  • 10th grade: 0
  • 11th grade: 0
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 0
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 34
  • Less than 1 year of college: 7
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 13
  • Associate degree: 19
  • Bachelor's degree: 17
  • Master's degree: 2
  • Professional school degree: 0
  • Doctorate degree: 0
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 2
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 0
  • 9th grade: 0
  • 10th grade: 0
  • 11th grade: 0
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 1
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 54
  • Less than 1 year of college: 3
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 21
  • Associate degree: 8
  • Bachelor's degree: 14
  • Master's degree: 6
  • Professional school degree: 0
  • Doctorate degree: 0
Educational Attainment for Females
Lester marital status for males
Lester marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 126
  • 10 to 19: 11
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 10.3%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 10.3%
Year householders moved into residence in Lester
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Lester, IA
  • 59.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 24.5%Electricity
  • 5.5%Utility gas
  • 5.5%Other fuel
  • 5.5%No fuel used
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Lester, IA
  • 100.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0
Here:

0.0%
Iowa:

10.6%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
Here:

0.0%
Iowa:

7.9%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability