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Lakota is a Census city of 266 people across 0.73 square miles of land, in Kossuth County. Median household income is $68,750, 77.2 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Lakota
What Lakota is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.73 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land365 plus or minus 103
- County holding the largest share of its areaKossuth 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.
Lakota
How many people live in Lakota
- Population266 plus or minus 75
- Median age42.3
- Population under 1831 plus or minus 24
- Share under 1811.7 percent plus or minus 8.2
- Population 65 and over56 plus or minus 17
- Share 65 and over21.1 percent
- Households145 plus or minus 44
- Family households78 plus or minus 29
- Share of households that are families53.8 percent plus or minus 11.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lakota
Income and work in Lakota
- Median household income$68,750 plus or minus $31,356
- Per capita income$38,066 plus or minus $8,004
- Civilian labor force129 plus or minus 44
- Employed127 plus or minus 44
- Unemployed2 plus or minus 3
- Unemployment rate1.6 percent plus or minus 2.3
- Adults 25 and over211 plus or minus 57
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher93.8 percent plus or minus 33.5
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher18.5 percent plus or minus 11.7
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree6.6 percent plus or minus 8.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Lakota
- Housing units174 plus or minus 47
- Occupied units145 plus or minus 44
- Vacant units29 plus or minus 19
- Vacancy rate16.7 percent plus or minus 9.9
- Owner occupied112 plus or minus 32
- Renter occupied33 plus or minus 28
- Ownership rate77.2 percent plus or minus 32.2
- Median owner-occupied home value$49,000
- Median gross rent, monthly$436
- Annual rent as a share of median income7.6 percent plus or minus 3.5
- Single family units155 plus or minus 44
- Share single family89.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more15 plus or minus 15
- Share in buildings of two or more8.6 percent plus or minus 8.3
- Mobile homes4 plus or minus 5
- Median year structure built1943
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lakota
How Lakota gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute115 plus or minus 40
- Commuting under 15 minutes33 plus or minus 15
- Share commuting under 15 minutes28.7 percent plus or minus 8.0
- Commuting 30 minutes or more64 plus or minus 29
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more55.7 percent plus or minus 16.2
- Drove alone66.4 percent plus or minus 32.5
- Carpooled16.4 percent plus or minus 17.0
- Public transport3.1 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Walked2.3 percent plus or minus 2.2
- Worked from home10.2 percent plus or minus 12.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lakota
Flood risk in Lakota
- NFIP communityCity of Lakota
- NFIP community number190753
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date03/20/18(M)
The City of Lakota participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 190753 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.
Kossuth County, not Lakota
Kossuth County context, not Lakota figures
- Establishments in Kossuth County536
- Covered employment, Kossuth County6,565
- Average annual pay, Kossuth County$52,766
- Housing units permitted, Kossuth County9
Every figure in this section is published for Kossuth County as a whole and is not a measurement of Lakota.
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
Lakota questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Lakota, Iowa?
266, in 145 households. Lakota city covers 0.73 square miles of land, which is 365 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Lakota in?
Kossuth 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 Lakota?
$68,750. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $49,000. Median gross rent is $436 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Lakota in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Lakota appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Lakota, city of, community 190753, 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 Lakota figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Kossuth 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 Lakota.
Is zoning published for Lakota?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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