Le Mars.
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Iowa·Plymouth County
2 tracts·11K people·$219K median·1,290/mi²
White 81 · Hispanic 11 · Black 6 · Multiracial 2 · Other 1 · Asian 0
Married couple 50 · Living alone 32 · Other 18
Manufacturing 40 · Retail 19 · Health 15 · Professional 13 · Leisure 7 · Public admin 3 · Other 3
Production · transport 27 · Management · business · science · arts 26 · Sales · office 22 · Service 16 · Construction · maintenance 8
Drive alone 82 · Carpool 24 · Work from home 5 · Walk 1 · Transit 1 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Le Mars is $219,200 (Census ACS) — 0.5× the US median of $458,812.
Le Mars has 10,640 residents across 2 census tracts and 2 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 39.0; the population is 81.3% White, 10.8% Hispanic or Latino, 5.5% Black, 1.5% Multiracial, 0.7% Other and 0.1% Asian; the average household has 2.4 people; 21.1% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 9.2% (Census ACS).
Franklin Elementary School (83%), Kluckhohn Elementary School (76%) and Clark Elementary School (71%) lead the elementary schools; Le Mars Middle School is the middle school with reported scores (82%); Le Mars High School (75%) and Individualized Learning Center (23%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $929/month, 41% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Le Mars is $74,701 a year, 13% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Le Mars, median rent is $929/month and the median home value is $219,200 (Census ACS).
Le Mars reported 3.3 violent crimes and 6.9 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 84°F; winter lows average 12°F; there are 65 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 28 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Le Mars are tornado (99), winter weather (98) and ice storm (96), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.04g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Le Mars, 0.8% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).