Carter Lake, IA

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2023 Population

3,773

0.185% 1-year decline

US Senator

Chuck Grassley

Republican Party

US Senator

Joni Ernst

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

40.1

5.53% 1-year increase

2023 Poverty Rate

15.2%

17.3% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Household Income

$75,037

16.4% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

1,757

2.57% 1-year growth

About

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Carter Lake, IA are White (Non-Hispanic) (75.3%), Two+ (Hispanic) (13.7%), Other (Hispanic) (3.71%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.57%), and White (Hispanic) (2.25%).

None of the households in Carter Lake, IA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

97.7% of the residents in Carter Lake, IA are U.S. citizens.

Most people in Carter Lake, IA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 19.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Carter Lake, IA was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Carter Lake, IA is home to a population of 3.77k people, from which 97.7% are citizens. As of 2023, 8.06% of Carter Lake, IA residents were born outside of the country (304 people).

In 2023, there were 5.49 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.84k people) in Carter Lake, IA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 517 Two+ (Hispanic) and 140 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.7%

2023 Citizenship

97.6%

2022 Citizenship

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)
2.84k ± 481
Two+ (Hispanic)
517 ± 437
Other (Hispanic)
140 ± 146

19.9%

Hispanic Population

751 people

19.9% of the people in Carter Lake, IA are hispanic (751 people).

The following chart shows the 7 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
42,604 ± 5,034 people
India
12,351 ± 2,723 people
Vietnam
7,795 ± 2,165 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Iowa was Mexico, the natal country of 42,604 Iowa residents, followed by India with 12,351 and Vietnam with 7,795.

Foreign-Born Population

8.06%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

304 people

8.15%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

308 people

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
91 ± 49
Gulf War (2001-)
32 ± 48
Gulf War (1990s)
30 ± 28

Carter Lake, IA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.84 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Carter Lake, IA employs 1.76k people. The largest industries in Carter Lake, IA are Manufacturing (307 people), Construction (214 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (151 people), and the highest paying industries are Finance & Insurance ($81,058), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($75,417), and Retail Trade ($63,393).

Males in Iowa have an average income that is 1.34 times higher than the average income of females, which is $54,745. The income inequality in Iowa (measured using the Gini index) is 0.442, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

1.76k

2023 Value

± 291

2.57%

1 Year growth

± 22.5%

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Carter Lake, IA, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (292 people), Production Occupations (252 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (179 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Carter Lake, IA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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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.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

1.76k

2023 Value

± 291

2.57%

1 Year growth

± 22.5%

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Carter Lake, IA, are Manufacturing (307 people), Construction (214 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (151 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

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The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($93,295), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($72,781), and Retail Trade ($64,583).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($70,625), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($48,894), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($47,375).

Employment by Industry Sector

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

Y-Axis

1.48%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.57M people employed in Iowa. This represents a 1.48% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.9%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Iowa.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Iowa went to Donald J. Trump with 55.7% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (42.5%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.789%).

Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst are the senators currently representing the state of Iowa. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Iowa is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Carter Lake, IA. Showing the available data for Iowa.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (55.7%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (42.5%)
Democratic Party
Robert Kennedy (0.789%)
Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Iowa went to Donald J. Trump with 55.7% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (42.5%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.789%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Iowa for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Iowa

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Chuck Grassley

Senator from Iowa

Assumed office on January 3, 1981

Joni Ernst

Senator from Iowa

Assumed office on January 3, 2015

Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst are the senators currently representing Iowa.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Iowa over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Iowa

Iowa is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Iowa have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 0.66% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.685% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (751k), Some college (564k), and Bachelors Degree (469k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

People in Carter Lake, IA have an average commute time of 19.4 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

Rent vs Own

N/A%

Homeownership

N/A

59.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

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

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Census Tract 212

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

The following map shows all of the places in Carter Lake, IA colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

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

$75,037

Median Household Income

± $16,001

1.39k

Number of Households

± 252

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 $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

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

0.442

2022 Wage GINI in Iowa

0.439

2021 Wage GINI in Iowa

In 2022, the income inequality in Iowa was 0.442 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.723% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Iowa was lower than than the national average of 0.478. 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 2023

Drove Alone (84.5%)
Worked At Home (10.8%)
Carpooled (3.36%)

In 2023, 84.5% of workers in Carter Lake, IA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (10.8%) and those who carpooled to work (3.36%).

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

19.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Carter Lake, IA have a shorter commute time (19.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 0.319% 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

15.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Carter Lake, IA (572 out of 3.77k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 18 - 24, followed by Males 6 - 11 and then Females < 5.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Carter Lake, IA is Hispanic, followed by Two Or More 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
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

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

Health

89.7% of the population of Carter Lake, IA has health coverage, with 40.3% on employee plans, 25.3% on Medicaid, 9.41% on Medicare, 12% on non-group plans, and 2.78% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Pottawattamie County, IA see 2222 patients per year on average, which represents a 7.29% increase from the previous year (2071 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1666 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 446 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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2,222 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Pottawattamie County, IA

Primary care physicians in Pottawattamie County, IA see an average of 2,222 patients per year. This represents a 7.29% increase from the previous year (2,071 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Pottawattamie County, IA in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 28.4% under 18 years, 17.4% between 18 and 34 years, 38.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 15.3% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 56.1% were men and 43.9% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

10.3%

Uninsured

40.3%

Employer Coverage

25.3%

Medicaid

9.41%

Medicare

12%

Non-Group

2.78%

Military or VA

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Carter Lake, IA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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