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Carter Lake, IA (Iowa) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $157,534 (it was $65,900 in 2000)
Carter Lake:

$157,534
Iowa:

$194,600
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $113,468 - $225,873

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $208,232
Here:

$208,232
State:

$245,224

Townhouses or other attached units: $343,780
Here:

$343,780
State:

$238,767

Mobile homes: $48,299
Here:

$48,299
State:

$51,271

Total population: 3,766 (Urban population: 3,248, Rural population: 0)

Houses: 1,452 (1,357 occupied: 1,116 owner occupied, 269 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

19%
State:

28%

Housing density: 805 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $162,730.

Median contract rent in 2022: $935 (lower quartile is $864, upper quartile is $1,042)


Median gross rent in Carter Lake, IA in 2022: $1,064

Housing units in Carter Lake with a mortgage: 658 (32 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 26 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 19

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $118,437

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $47,344

Median monthly housing costs: $1,041

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Carter Lake, Iowa Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1969

Median year apartment built: 1985

Household type by relationship:

Households: 3,765
  • Male householders: 615 (171 living alone), Female householders: 730 (186 living alone)
  • 609 spouses (609 opposite-sex spouses), 114 unmarried partners, (114 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 1,320 children (1,301 natural, 9 adopted, 8 stepchildren), 115 grandchildren, 111 brothers or sisters, 61 parents, 49 foster children, 18 other relatives, 16 non-relatives

Size of family households: 421 2-persons, 352 3-persons, 113 4-persons, 35 5-persons, 48 6-persons, 18 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 332 1-person, 14 2-persons, 10 3-persons.

661 married couples with children.
189 single-parent households (65 men, 124 women).

82.8% of residents of Carter Lake speak English at home.
16.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (29% speak English very well, 34% speak English well, 20% speak English not well, 17% don't speak English at all).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 255 (6.8%)
(69.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

5.7
State:

6.8

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

5.1
State:

4.2

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Carter Lake, Iowa
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Carter Lake, Iowa
  • 0no bedroom
  • 271 bedroom
  • 3872 bedrooms
  • 5003 bedrooms
  • 1794 bedrooms
  • 255+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Carter Lake, Iowa
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Carter Lake, Iowa
  • 0no bedroom
  • 121 bedroom
  • 752 bedrooms
  • 1413 bedrooms
  • 424 bedrooms
  • 05+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Carter Lake in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Carter Lake in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 43no vehicle
  • 3001 vehicle
  • 5112 vehicles
  • 1533 vehicles
  • 784 vehicles
  • 325+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Carter Lake in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Carter Lake in renter-occupied apartments
  • 11no vehicle
  • 1251 vehicle
  • 1092 vehicles
  • 143 vehicles
  • 104 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Carter Lake, Iowa
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Carter Lake, Iowa
  • 01 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 713 rooms
  • 2364 rooms
  • 2515 rooms
  • 1846 rooms
  • 1747 rooms
  • 1228 rooms
  • 789+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Carter Lake, Iowa
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Carter Lake, Iowa
  • 01 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 03 rooms
  • 894 rooms
  • 945 rooms
  • 456 rooms
  • 417 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
Owners and renters by unit type in Carter Lake, IA
  • Carter Lake, IA household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Carter Lake, IA in 2022
  • 54Less than $10,000
  • 77$10,000 to $19,999
  • 159$20,000 to $29,999
  • 83$30,000 to $39,999
  • 115$40,000 to $49,999
  • 173$50,000 to $59,999
  • 101$60,000 to $74,999
  • 171$75,000 to $99,999
  • 163$100,000 to $124,999
  • 181$125,000 to $149,999
  • 77$150,000 to $199,999
  • 36$200,000 or more
  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Carter Lake, IA

  • Distribution of house value in Carter Lake, IA in 2022
  • 28Less than $10,000
  • 78$10,000 to $14,999
  • 44$15,000 to $19,999
  • 6$20,000 to $24,999
  • 3$25,000 to $29,999
  • 7$35,000 to $39,999
  • 5$40,000 to $49,999
  • 62$60,000 to $69,999
  • 42$90,000 to $99,999
  • 158$100,000 to $124,999
  • 80$125,000 to $149,999
  • 131$150,000 to $174,999
  • 95$175,000 to $199,999
  • 86$200,000 to $249,999
  • 54$250,000 to $299,999
  • 49$300,000 to $399,999
  • 153$400,000 to $499,999
  • 32$500,000 to $749,999
  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Carter Lake, IA

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Carter Lake, IA in 2022
  • 32$550 to $599
  • 15$750 to $799
  • 110$800 to $899
  • 33$900 to $999
  • 98$1,000 to $1,249
  • 4$1,500 to $1,999
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 44.1%
Number of people working at home: 189 (10.8% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 115
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 146
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 166
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 276
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 422
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 103
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 134
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 10
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 20
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 95
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 25
  • 90 or more minutes: 17
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Carter Lake

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 889 (75.4%)
  • Carpooled: 65 (5.5%)
  • Taxi: 16 (1.4%)
  • Walked: 8 (0.7%)
  • Worked at home: 211 (17.9%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 2.5%Males
  • 3.0%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 64.7%Males
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 15.5%Males
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 9.0%Males
  • 6.9%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Carter Lake, Iowa
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Carter Lake, Iowa
  • 212010 or later
  • 812000 to 2009
  • 1001990 to 1999
  • 121980 to 1989
  • 441970 to 1979
  • 28Before 1970
Ancestries in Carter Lake, IA

First ancestries reported:

  • English: 617 (25.9%)
  • German: 435 (18.3%)
  • Irish: 210 (8.8%)
  • American: 104 (4.4%)
  • Polish: 73 (3.1%)
  • Scottish: 62 (2.6%)
  • Eastern European: 27 (1.1%)
  • Swedish: 19 (0.8%)
  • Italian: 14 (0.6%)
  • Czechoslovakian: 7 (0.3%)
  • French Canadian: 5 (0.2%)

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

Mexico
Carter Lake:

78.7% (247)
Iowa:

23.3% (41,625)

United Kingdom, excluding England and Scotland
Carter Lake:

6.1% (19)
Iowa:

0.5% (848)

Germany
Carter Lake:

4.8% (15)
Iowa:

1.4% (2,525)

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Carter Lake:

3.5% (11)
Iowa:

3.2% (5,751)

Greece
Carter Lake:

2.5% (8)
Iowa:

0.1% (227)

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

  • This state: 1,092
  • Other state: 2,316
  • Northeast: 35
  • Midwest: 2,028
  • South: 205
  • West: 47

92.2% of Carter Lake residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 22.3% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 24.5% lived in Iowa.


Carter Lake:

92.2%
State average:

87.2%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 0
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 41
  • 7th and 8th grade: 2
  • 9th grade: 0
  • 10th grade: 16
  • 11th grade: 6
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 42
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 689
  • Less than 1 year of college: 73
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 121
  • Associate degree: 101
  • Bachelor's degree: 127
  • Master's degree: 67
  • Professional school degree: 6
  • Doctorate degree: 0
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 39
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 15
  • 7th and 8th grade: 33
  • 9th grade: 0
  • 10th grade: 6
  • 11th grade: 0
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 20
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 543
  • Less than 1 year of college: 94
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 103
  • Associate degree: 90
  • Bachelor's degree: 88
  • Master's degree: 38
  • Professional school degree: 0
  • Doctorate degree: 0
Educational Attainment for Females
Carter Lake marital status for males
Carter Lake marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 1,013
  • One, attached: 39
  • Two: 9
  • 5 to 9: 26
  • 10 to 19: 16
  • Mobile homes: 348

House/condo owner moved in on average 13 years ago

Renter moved in on average 5 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Carter Lake
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Carter Lake, IA
  • 86.7%Utility gas
  • 12.8%Electricity
  • 0.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Carter Lake, IA
  • 73.0%Utility gas
  • 24.3%Electricity
  • 2.7%No fuel used

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 7
Here:

1.4%
Iowa:

10.6%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 8
Here:

4.8%
Iowa:

7.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
Here:

0.0%
Iowa:

23.9%
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 Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability