Moving to Lake View, Iowa
Population: 1,278. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,221 (-4.5% change)
Males: 598 (46.8%), Females: 680 (53.2%)
Sac County
Zip code: 51450
Demographics
Median resident age: 48.3 years
Median household income: $26,691
Median house value: $64,600
Population by Race
Races in Lake View:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.9%)
Ancestries: German (58.0%), Irish (8.0%), United States (7.4%), English (6.2%), Swedish (4.4%), Scotch-Irish (3.4%).
Elevation: 1270 feet
Land area: 1.8 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Lake View
- High school or higher: 80.6%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 8.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.2%
- Unemployed: 5.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 16.4 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Lake View city
- Never married: 15.3%
- Now married: 59.4%
- Separated: 0.9%
- Widowed: 15.2%
- Divorced: 9.2%
0.6% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -33 (-2.5%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Lake View:
- LORING HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; SAC CITY, IA)
- ST ANTHONY REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; CARROLL, IA)
- STEWART MEMORIAL COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; LAKE CITY, IA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Lake View:
- FORT DODGE REGIONAL (about 63 miles; FORT DODGE, IA; Abbreviation: FOD)
- EPPLEY AIRFIELD (about 91 miles; OMAHA, NE; Abbreviation: OMA)
- SIOUX GATEWAY/COL. BUD DAY FIELD (about 93 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; Abbreviation: SUX)
Other public-use airports nearest to Lake View:
- WALL LAKE MUNI (about 5 miles; WALL LAKE, IA; Abbreviation: 3Y0)
- SAC CITY MUNI (about 7 miles; SAC CITY, IA; Abbreviation: SKI)
- STORM LAKE MUNI (about 23 miles; STORM LAKE, IA; Abbreviation: SLB)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Lake View:
- BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY (about 26 miles; STORM LAKE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,524)
- IOWA CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 62 miles; FT DODGE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,807)
- WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 88 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,639)
- IOWA WESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 89 miles; COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,840)
- METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 95 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 6,175)
- BELLEVUE UNIVERSITY (about 100 miles; BELLEVUE, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,723)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA (about 105 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 10,150)
Schools
Public high school in Lake View:
- WALL LAKE VIEW AUBURN HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 185; Location: 801 JACKSON; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle school in Lake View:
- WALL LAKE VIEW AUBURN MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 87; Location: 801 JACKSON STREET; Grades: 07 – 08)
Libraries
Library in Lake View:
- LAKE VIEW PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $45,628; Location: 202 MAIN STREET, BOX 20; 18,636 books; 405 audio materials; 633 video materials; 88 serial subscriptions)