Moving to Lester, Iowa

Population: 251. Estimated population in July 2024: 255 (+1.6% change)
Males: 112 (44.6%), Females: 139 (55.4%)

Lyon County

Zip code: 51242

Demographics

Median resident age: 38.8 years
Median household income: $38,750
Median house value: $76,700

Population by Race

Races in Lester:

• White Non-Hispanic (99.2%)
• American Indian (0.8%)
• Two or more races (0.8%)

Ancestries: German (42.6%), Dutch (33.1%), Swiss (15.5%), Norwegian (10.8%), Swedish (5.6%), Irish (5.2%).

Elevation: 1388 feet

Land area: 1.8 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Lester

• High school or higher: 76.3%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 5.0%
• Graduate or professional degree: 1.9%
• Unemployed: 0.7%
• Mean travel time to work: 23.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Lester city

• Never married: 28.5%
• Now married: 62.8%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 5.8%
• Divorced: 2.9%

0.0% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -2 (-0.8%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Lester:

• MERRILL PIONEER COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; ROCK RAPIDS, IA)
• LUVERNE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; LUVERNE, MN)
• HEGG MEMORIAL CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; ROCK VALLEY, IA)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Lester:

• JOE FOSS FIELD (about 30 miles; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Abbreviation: FSD)
• BROOKINGS MUNI (about 69 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; Abbreviation: BKX)
• SIOUX GATEWAY/COL. BUD DAY FIELD (about 72 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; Abbreviation: SUX)

Other public-use airports nearest to Lester:

• ROCK RAPIDS MUNI (about 12 miles; ROCK RAPIDS, IA; Abbreviation: RRQ)
• QUENTIN AANENSON FIELD (about 16 miles; LUVERNE, MN; Abbreviation: D19)
• CANTON MUNI (about 19 miles; CANTON, SD; Abbreviation: 7G9)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Lester:

• UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA (about 61 miles; VERMILLION, SD; Full-time enrollment: 6,014)
• SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 72 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; Full-time enrollment: 7,353)
• WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 74 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,639)
• SOUTHWEST STATE UNIVERSITY (about 80 miles; MARSHALL, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,405)
• BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY (about 97 miles; STORM LAKE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,524)
• WAYNE STATE COLLEGE (about 97 miles; WAYNE, NE; Full-time enrollment: 3,026)
• NORTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 137 miles; NORFOLK, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,732)