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Lewis, Iowa: commercial real estate data.
Lewis is a Census city of 461 people across 0.51 square miles of land, in Cass County. Median household income is $36,691, 85.2 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Lewis
What Lewis is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.51 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land912 plus or minus 328
- County holding the largest share of its areaCass 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.
Lewis
How many people live in Lewis
- Population461 plus or minus 166
- Median age58.6 plus or minus 11.9
- Population under 1876 plus or minus 28
- Share under 1816.5 percent
- Population 65 and over146 plus or minus 66
- Share 65 and over31.7 percent plus or minus 8.6
- Households230 plus or minus 85
- Family households143 plus or minus 81
- Share of households that are families62.2 percent plus or minus 26.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lewis
Income and work in Lewis
- Median household income$36,691
- Per capita income$25,855 plus or minus $6,394
- Civilian labor force160 plus or minus 50
- Employed150 plus or minus 45
- Unemployed10 plus or minus 14
- Unemployment rate6.3 percent plus or minus 8.5
- Adults 25 and over365 plus or minus 139
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher90.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher5.2 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree0.3 percent plus or minus 2.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lewis
Housing in Lewis
- Housing units247 plus or minus 84
- Occupied units230 plus or minus 85
- Vacant units17 plus or minus 15
- Vacancy rate6.9 percent plus or minus 5.6
- Owner occupied196 plus or minus 83
- Renter occupied34 plus or minus 19
- Ownership rate85.2 percent plus or minus 17.6
- Median owner-occupied home value$49,900 plus or minus $39,218
- Median gross rent, monthly$838 plus or minus $694
- Annual rent as a share of median income27.4 percent plus or minus 23.0
- Single family units207 plus or minus 86
- Share single family83.8 percent plus or minus 19.7
- Units in buildings of two or more19 plus or minus 19
- Share in buildings of two or more7.7 percent plus or minus 7.2
- Mobile homes21 plus or minus 14
- Median year structure built1938
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lewis
How Lewis gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute138 plus or minus 48
- Commuting under 15 minutes54 plus or minus 24
- Share commuting under 15 minutes39.1 percent plus or minus 10.6
- Commuting 30 minutes or more23 plus or minus 16
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more16.7 percent plus or minus 9.9
- Drove alone84.0 percent
- Carpooled6.0 percent plus or minus 5.0
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked2.0 percent plus or minus 2.6
- Worked from home8.0 percent plus or minus 9.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lewis
Flood risk in Lewis
- NFIP communityCity of Lewis
- NFIP community number190347
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date05/16/17(M)
The City of Lewis participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 190347 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.
Cass County, not Lewis
Cass County context, not Lewis figures
- Establishments in Cass County444
- Covered employment, Cass County5,866
- Average annual pay, Cass County$49,005
- Housing units permitted, Cass County10
Every figure in this section is published for Cass County as a whole and is not a measurement of Lewis.
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
Lewis questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Lewis, Iowa?
461, in 230 households. Lewis city covers 0.51 square miles of land, which is 912 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Lewis in?
Cass 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 Lewis?
$36,691. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $49,900. Median gross rent is $838 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Lewis in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Lewis appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Lewis, city of, community 190347, 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 Lewis figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Cass 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 Lewis.
Is zoning published for Lewis?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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