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Lester township, Black Hawk County, IA

1,337 Population
35.6 square miles 37.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.4 ±6.8 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Black Hawk County: 35.7 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in Iowa: 38.6 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$49,643 ±$25,012 Per capita income
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Black Hawk County: $37,541 ±$1,149
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Iowa: $40,877 ±$247
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$87,283 ±$8,362 Median household income
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Black Hawk County: $66,417 ±$1,805
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Iowa: $75,059 ±$418
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

5% ±2.8% (67  ±39) Persons below poverty line
  • about one-third of the rate in Black Hawk County: 15% 18,843 (±1.2% / ±1,506)
  • about half the rate in Iowa: 11.1% 344,519 (±0.2% / ±6,799)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

23.3 minutes ±3 (13,490  ±3,328) Mean travel time to work
  • about 1.5 times the figure in Black Hawk County: 15.9 951,435 (±0.4 / ±33,463)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Iowa: 19.8 28,362,076 (±0.1 / ±233,595)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

510 ±69 Number of households
  • Black Hawk County: 54,563 ±530
  • Iowa: 1,315,707 ±3,984
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.6 ±0.2 (1,337  ±214) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Black Hawk County: 2.3 126,166 (±0 / ±92)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Iowa: 2.4 3,111,021
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

8.5% ±5.7% (29  ±21) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Black Hawk County: 6.3% † 2,024 (±1.2% / ±395)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Iowa: 5.7% 41,080 (±0.2% / ±1,625)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

614 ±70 Number of housing units
  • Black Hawk County: 58,991 ±109
  • Iowa: 1,437,699 ±523
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$178,900 ±$20,557 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little less than the amount in Black Hawk County: $188,900 ±$4,988
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Iowa: $208,000 ±$1,141
  • about half the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

4.1% ±3% (54  ±40.5) Moved since previous year
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Black Hawk County: 16.2% 20,869 (±1.3% / ±1,642.7)
  • about one-third of the rate in Iowa: 12.9% 408,833 (±0.3% / ±7,883.1)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

94.9% ±3.1% (824  ±114.3) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Black Hawk County: 92.9% 77,387 (±2.1% / ±1,787.1)
  • about the same as the rate in Iowa: 93.3% 2,008,851 (±0.4% / ±9,325.6)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
21.7% ±6.3% (188  ±60.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Black Hawk County: 30.3% 25,230 (±1.3% / ±1,068.4)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Iowa: 31.4% 676,908 (±0.3% / ±5,442.9)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

0.8% ±0.7% (10  ±9) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent of the rate in Black Hawk County: 6.5% 8,481
  • less than a fifth of the rate in Iowa: 5.9% 189,988
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

6% ±2% (60  ±22) Population with veteran status
  • a little higher than the rate in Black Hawk County: 5.7% 5,839 (±0.4% / ±429)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Iowa: 6.5% 160,571 (±0.1% / ±2,289)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
60 Total veterans ±22 56 Male ±21 4 Female ±7

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