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Lakeside, Iowa: commercial real estate data.
Lakeside is a Census city of 563 people across 0.23 square miles of land, in Buena Vista County. Median household income is $106,250, 81.0 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Lakeside
What Lakeside is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.23 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,488 plus or minus 822
- County holding the largest share of its areaBuena Vista 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.
Lakeside
How many people live in Lakeside
- Population563 plus or minus 186
- Median age40.5 plus or minus 15.9
- Population under 18139 plus or minus 75
- Share under 1824.7 percent plus or minus 10.6
- Population 65 and over98 plus or minus 29
- Share 65 and over17.4 percent plus or minus 7.8
- Households205 plus or minus 58
- Family households166 plus or minus 48
- Share of households that are families81.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Lakeside
- Median household income$106,250 plus or minus $33,507
- Per capita income$44,398 plus or minus $10,584
- Civilian labor force284 plus or minus 105
- Employed269 plus or minus 93
- Unemployed15 plus or minus 21
- Unemployment rate5.3 percent plus or minus 7.1
- Adults 25 and over381 plus or minus 119
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher83.7 percent plus or minus 33.4
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher25.2 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree7.9 percent plus or minus 4.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Lakeside
- Housing units249 plus or minus 66
- Occupied units205 plus or minus 58
- Vacant units44 plus or minus 35
- Vacancy rate17.7 percent plus or minus 13.3
- Owner occupied166 plus or minus 49
- Renter occupied39 plus or minus 29
- Ownership rate81.0 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$246,400 plus or minus $63,156
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,206
- Annual rent as a share of median income13.6 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Single family units237 plus or minus 60
- Share single family95.2 percent plus or minus 34.9
- Units in buildings of two or more12 plus or minus 22
- Share in buildings of two or more4.8 percent plus or minus 8.9
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1975
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lakeside
How Lakeside gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute255 plus or minus 91
- Commuting under 15 minutes215 plus or minus 74
- Share commuting under 15 minutes84.3 percent plus or minus 41.8
- Commuting 30 minutes or more12 plus or minus 14
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more4.7 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Drove alone71.4 percent
- Carpooled24.4 percent plus or minus 15.4
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home4.1 percent plus or minus 2.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lakeside
Flood risk in Lakeside
- NFIP communityCity of Lakeside
- NFIP community number190931
- Participating in the NFIPNo
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date10/13/22
The City of Lakeside does not participate in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 190931 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.
Buena Vista County, not Lakeside
Buena Vista County context, not Lakeside figures
- Establishments in Buena Vista County491
- Covered employment, Buena Vista County10,683
- Average annual pay, Buena Vista County$53,893
- Housing units permitted, Buena Vista County172
Every figure in this section is published for Buena Vista County as a whole and is not a measurement of Lakeside.
All Buena Vista County figures →
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.
Coverage
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
Lakeside questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Lakeside, Iowa?
563, in 205 households. Lakeside city covers 0.23 square miles of land, which is 2,488 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Lakeside in?
Buena Vista 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 Lakeside?
$106,250. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $246,400. Median gross rent is $1,206 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Lakeside in the National Flood Insurance Program?
No, it is listed but not participating. Lakeside appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Lakeside, city of, community 190931, 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 Lakeside figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Buena Vista 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 Lakeside.
Is zoning published for Lakeside?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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