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Lester, Iowa: commercial real estate data.
Lester is a Census city of 340 people across 1.82 square miles of land, in Lyon County. Median household income is $99,063, 96.5 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Lester
What Lester is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1.82 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land186 plus or minus 52
- County holding the largest share of its areaLyon 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 Lester
- Population340 plus or minus 94
- Median age38.8
- Population under 1880 plus or minus 28
- Share under 1823.5 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Population 65 and over74 plus or minus 28
- Share 65 and over21.8 percent plus or minus 5.8
- Households114 plus or minus 28
- Family households91 plus or minus 26
- Share of households that are families79.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lester
Income and work in Lester
- Median household income$99,063
- Per capita income$40,775
- Civilian labor force189 plus or minus 60
- Employed189 plus or minus 60
- Unemployed0
- Unemployment rate0.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over232 plus or minus 76
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher94.0 percent plus or minus 41.6
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher17.2 percent plus or minus 5.9
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree2.6 percent plus or minus 5.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Lester
- Housing units119 plus or minus 28
- Occupied units114 plus or minus 28
- Vacant units5 plus or minus 9
- Vacancy rate4.2 percent plus or minus 7.5
- Owner occupied110 plus or minus 28
- Renter occupied4 plus or minus 5
- Ownership rate96.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$190,900 plus or minus $59,683
- Single family units107 plus or minus 26
- Share single family89.9 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more12 plus or minus 13
- Share in buildings of two or more10.1 percent plus or minus 11.1
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1974
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Lester gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute179 plus or minus 60
- Commuting under 15 minutes84 plus or minus 28
- Share commuting under 15 minutes46.9 percent plus or minus 22.1
- Commuting 30 minutes or more39 plus or minus 16
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more21.8 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Drove alone69.4 percent plus or minus 27.8
- Carpooled16.1 percent plus or minus 22.8
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked6.2 percent plus or minus 5.9
- Worked from home7.3 percent plus or minus 5.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lester
SBA loans in Lester (504)
- Approvals6
- Gross approval$4,770,000
- Average approval$795,000
- Median approval$737,500
- Largest approval$1,300,000
- Jobs supported14
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Lester, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Lester
- NFIP communityCity of Lester
- NFIP community number190198
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/24/21(M)
The City of Lester participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 190198 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.
Lyon County, not Lester
Lyon County context, not Lester figures
- Establishments in Lyon County402
- Covered employment, Lyon County4,794
- Average annual pay, Lyon County$49,696
- Housing units permitted, Lyon County63
Every figure in this section is published for Lyon County as a whole and is not a measurement of Lester.
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
Lester questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Lester, Iowa?
340, in 114 households. Lester city covers 1.82 square miles of land, which is 186 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Lester in?
Lyon 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 Lester?
$99,063. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $190,900. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Lester in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Lester appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Lester, city of, community 190198, 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 Lester figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Lyon 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 Lester.
Is zoning published for Lester?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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