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

Map of Lake View, IA

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:

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)