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Lamont, Iowa: commercial real estate data.
Lamont is a Census city of 514 people across 0.58 square miles of land, in Buchanan County. Median household income is $61,250, 77.9 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Lamont
What Lamont is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.58 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land879 plus or minus 180
- County holding the largest share of its areaBuchanan County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Lamont
- Population514 plus or minus 105
- Median age38.1
- Population under 18135 plus or minus 40
- Share under 1826.3 percent plus or minus 5.5
- Population 65 and over99 plus or minus 24
- Share 65 and over19.3 percent
- Households208
- Family households144 plus or minus 32
- Share of households that are families69.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Lamont
- Median household income$61,250 plus or minus $19,349
- Per capita income$30,000
- Civilian labor force267
- Employed259 plus or minus 54
- Unemployed8 plus or minus 10
- Unemployment rate3.0 percent plus or minus 3.7
- Adults 25 and over320
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher89.4 percent plus or minus 21.5
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher11.9 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree3.8 percent plus or minus 4.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Lamont
- Housing units218
- Occupied units208
- Vacant units10 plus or minus 10
- Vacancy rate4.6 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Owner occupied162
- Renter occupied46 plus or minus 20
- Ownership rate77.9 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$98,600
- Median gross rent, monthly$936
- Annual rent as a share of median income18.3 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Single family units198
- Share single family90.8 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more16 plus or minus 15
- Share in buildings of two or more7.3 percent plus or minus 6.8
- Mobile homes4 plus or minus 8
- Median year structure built1947
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Lamont gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute240 plus or minus 53
- Commuting under 15 minutes64 plus or minus 27
- Share commuting under 15 minutes26.7 percent plus or minus 9.4
- Commuting 30 minutes or more103 plus or minus 32
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more42.9 percent plus or minus 9.3
- Drove alone85.1 percent
- Carpooled8.3 percent plus or minus 7.7
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked6.2 percent plus or minus 4.4
- Worked from home0.4 percent plus or minus 0.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Flood risk in Lamont
- NFIP communityCity of Lamont
- NFIP community number190331
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date12/30/20
The City of Lamont participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 190331 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Buchanan County, not Lamont
Buchanan County context, not Lamont figures
- Establishments in Buchanan County490
- Covered employment, Buchanan County6,619
- Average annual pay, Buchanan County$50,047
- Housing units permitted, Buchanan County31
Every figure in this section is published for Buchanan County as a whole and is not a measurement of Lamont.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Lamont questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Lamont, Iowa?
514, in 208 households. Lamont city covers 0.58 square miles of land, which is 879 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Lamont in?
Buchanan County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Lamont?
$61,250. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $98,600. Median gross rent is $936 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Lamont in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Lamont appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Lamont, city of, community 190331, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Lamont figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Buchanan County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Lamont.
Is zoning published for Lamont?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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