Carter Lake, IA

Census Place

2024 Population

3,767

US Senator

Chuck Grassley

Republican Party

US Senator

Joni Ernst

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

0.249% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

11.5%

24% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$85,349

13.7% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$169,400

Population & Diversity

Carter Lake, IA is home to a population of 3.77k people, from which 96.9% are citizens.

As of 2024, 6.26% of Carter Lake, IA residents were born outside of the country (236 people).

In 2024, there were 6.4 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.02k people) in Carter Lake, IA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 471 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 131 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

96.9%

2024 Citizenship

97.7%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 96.9% of Carter Lake, IA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Carter Lake, IA was 97.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Carter Lake, IA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Carter Lake, IA

White (Non-Hispanic)
3.02k ± 425
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
471 ± 406
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
131 ± 107

14.3%

Hispanic Population

538 people

14.3% of the people in Carter Lake, IA are hispanic (538 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Carter Lake, IA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Iowa.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
44,333 ± 5,134 people
India
11,889 ± 2,672 people
Guatemala
8,189 ± 2,219 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Iowa was Mexico, the natal country of 44,333 Iowa residents, followed by India with 11,889 and Guatemala with 8,189.

Foreign-Born Population

6.26%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

236 people

8.06%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

304 people

As of 2024, 6.26% of Carter Lake, IA residents (236 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Carter Lake, IA was 8.06%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Carter Lake, IA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
96 ± 53
Gulf War (1990s)
42 ± 37
Korea
12 ± 19

Carter Lake, IA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.29 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Carter Lake, IA.

Economy

The economy of Carter Lake, IA employs 1.78k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Carter Lake, IA were Manufacturing (336 people), Retail Trade (225 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (167 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance ($84,250), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($77,955), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($71,250).

Employment

Occupations

1.78k

2024 Value

± 315

1.54%

1 Year growth

± 23.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Carter Lake, IA grew at a rate of 1.54%, from 1.76k employees to 1.78k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Carter Lake, IA, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (276 people), Production Occupations (262 people), and Material Moving Occupations (145 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Carter Lake, IA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Iowa.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Iowa (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

1.78k

2024 Value

± 315

1.54%

1 Year growth

± 23.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Carter Lake, IA grew at a rate of 1.54%, from 1.76k employees to 1.78k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Carter Lake, IA, are Manufacturing (336 people), Retail Trade (225 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (167 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Carter Lake, IA, though some of these residents may live in Carter Lake, IA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$53,027

Median earning men ± $10,785

$50,618

Median earning women ± $5,098

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($78,750), Retail Trade ($64,355), and Manufacturing ($54,591).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($74,417), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($73,977), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($51,836).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Carter Lake, IA was $169,400 in 2024, which is 0.509 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $161,200 to $169,400, a 5.09% increase. The homeownership rate in Carter Lake, IA is 91%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Carter Lake, IA have an average commute time of 22.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Carter Lake, IA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$169,400

Median Property Value 2024

±$17,678

$1,265

Median Property Taxes

±$231

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Carter Lake, IA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Carter Lake, IA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

91%

Homeownership

2024

62%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 91% of the housing units in Carter Lake, IA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 84.3%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Carter Lake, IA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$85,349

Median Household Income

± $12,718

1.39k

Number of Households

± 256

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.39k households in Carter Lake, IA grew to $85,349 from the previous year's value of $75,037.

The following chart displays the households in Carter Lake, IA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $125k - $150k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Carter Lake, IA is from Iowa.

0.435

2024 Wage GINI in Iowa

0.441

2023 Wage GINI in Iowa

In 2024, the income inequality in Iowa was 0.435 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 1.29% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Iowa was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Iowa in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Iowa across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (81.2%)
Worked At Home (11.6%)
Carpooled (5.62%)

In 2024, 81.2% of workers in Carter Lake, IA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (11.6%) and those who carpooled to work (5.62%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

22.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Carter Lake, IA have a shorter commute time (22.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.03% of the workforce in Carter Lake, IA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Carter Lake, IA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Carter Lake, IA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Carter Lake, IA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

11.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Carter Lake, IA (434 out of 3.77k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 18 - 24, followed by Females 45 - 54 and then Males 12 - 14.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Carter Lake, IA is Two Or More, followed by Hispanic and White.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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