CARTER LAKE, IA ZIP Code

CityCARTER LAKE
StateIowa
ZIP Codes count1 (see all)
Post offices count1 (see all)
Total population3,792 (see all)
ZIP Code for CARTER LAKE, Iowa
51510
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List of CARTER LAKE, IA ZIP Codes

ZIPTYPEPOPULATION
51510STANDARD3,796

Post offices

AMES AVENUE — Post Office
3030 MEREDITH AVE OMAHA, NE 68111-9998

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1922 LAGOON DR
CARTER LAKE IA  51510-1102
1524 MURRAY ST
CARTER LAKE IA  51510-1133
4350 N 10TH ST
CARTER LAKE IA  51510-1053
1834 SAND POINT DR
CARTER LAKE IA  51510-1152
1097 WATERS EDGE CT
CARTER LAKE IA  51510-1167
610 WOOD AVE
CARTER LAKE IA  51510-1520

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Census data for CARTER LAKE, IA

Demographic and housing estimates in CARTER LAKE, IA

Total population
Total population3,792
Male1,856
Female1,936
Population by age
Total population3,792
Under 5 years347
5 to 9 years392
10 to 14 years289
15 to 19 years260
20 to 24 years223
25 to 34 years358
35 to 44 years502
45 to 54 years362
55 to 59 years271
60 to 64 years280
65 to 74 years306
75 to 84 years147
85 years and over55
Median age (years)35.9
Under 18 years1,178
16 years and over2,709
18 years and over2,614
21 years and over2,461
62 years and over696
65 years and over508
Population by race
Total population3,792
One race3,707
   White3,432
   Black or African American81
   American Indian and Alaska Native26
   Asian13
   Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander0
   Some other race155
Two or more races85
Citizen, voting age population
Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population2,539
Male Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population1,242
Female Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population1,297

Social characteristics in CARTER LAKE, IA

Households by type
Total households1,356
Family households (families)935
Married-couple family520
Male householder, no wife present, family86
Female householder, no husband present, family329
Nonfamily households421
Average household size2.80
Average family size3.30

Economic characteristics in CARTER LAKE, IA

Income and benefits (in 2018 inflation-adjusted dollars)
Total households1,356
Less than $10,00063
$10,000 to $14,99945
$15,000 to $24,999176
$25,000 to $34,999112
$35,000 to $49,999303
$50,000 to $74,999168
$75,000 to $99,999105
$100,000 to $149,999238
$150,000 to $199,99960
$200,000 or more86
Median household income (dollars)49,028

Housing characteristics in CARTER LAKE, IA

Housing occupancy
Total housing units1,532
Occupied housing units1,356
Vacant housing units176
Units in structure
Total housing units1,532
1-unit, detached1,098
1-unit, attached44
2 units0
3 or 4 units0
5 to 9 units31
10 to 19 units7
20 or more units0
Mobile home352
Boat, RV, van, etc.0
Year structure built
Total housing units1,532
Built 2014 or later31
Built 2010 to 201310
Built 2000 to 2009222
Built 1990 to 1999192
Built 1980 to 198994
Built 1970 to 1979185
Built 1960 to 1969372
Built 1950 to 1959323
Built 1940 to 194928
Built 1939 or earlier75
Rooms
Total housing units1,532
1 room0
2 rooms0
3 rooms50
4 rooms279
5 rooms338
6 rooms361
7 rooms238
8 rooms103
9 rooms or more163
Median rooms5.8
Bedrooms
Total housing units1,532
No bedroom0
1 bedroom21
2 bedrooms408
3 bedrooms892
4 bedrooms173
5 or more bedrooms38
Housing tenure
Occupied housing units1,356
Owner-occupied1,060
Renter-occupied296
Average household size of owner-occupied unit2.64
Average household size of renter-occupied unit3.37
Year householder moved into unit
Occupied housing units1,356
Moved in 2017 or later45
Moved in 2015 to 2016191
Moved in 2010 to 2014291
Moved in 2000 to 2009363
Moved in 1990 to 1999127
Moved in 1989 and earlier339
Value
Owner-occupied units1,060
Less than $50,000196
$50,000 to $99,999236
$100,000 to $149,999306
$150,000 to $199,99947
$200,000 to $299,999132
$300,000 to $499,999113
$500,000 to $999,99922
$1,000,000 or more8
Median (dollars)110,700
Mortgage status
Owner-occupied units1,060
Housing units with a mortgage536
Housing units without a mortgage524
Gross rent
Occupied units paying rent267
Less than $5000
$500 to $999103
$1,000 to $1,499164
$1,500 to $1,9990
$2,000 to $2,4990
$2,500 to $2,9990
$3,000 or more0
Median (dollars)1,079
No rent paid29
Data is based on 2018 Census

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