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Lake View, Iowa: commercial real estate data.
Lake View is a Census city of 967 people across 2.09 square miles of land, in Sac County. Median household income is $68,618, 85.1 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Lake View
What Lake View is
- Census place typecity
- Land area2.09 sq mi
- Water area0.29 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land462
- County holding the largest share of its areaSac 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 Lake View
- Population967
- Median age58.7
- Population under 18113 plus or minus 30
- Share under 1811.7 percent plus or minus 2.4
- Population 65 and over413
- Share 65 and over42.7 percent plus or minus 10.1
- Households517
- Family households328 plus or minus 67
- Share of households that are families63.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Lake View
- Median household income$68,618 plus or minus $14,850
- Per capita income$43,746
- Civilian labor force490
- Employed487
- Unemployed3 plus or minus 5
- Unemployment rate0.6 percent plus or minus 1.0
- Adults 25 and over835
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher96.4 percent plus or minus 20.7
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher27.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree6.7 percent plus or minus 2.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Lake View
- Housing units790
- Occupied units517
- Vacant units273 plus or minus 66
- Vacancy rate34.6 percent plus or minus 7.1
- Owner occupied440
- Renter occupied77 plus or minus 29
- Ownership rate85.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$175,600
- Median gross rent, monthly$742 plus or minus $174
- Annual rent as a share of median income13.0 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Single family units667
- Share single family84.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more41 plus or minus 23
- Share in buildings of two or more5.2 percent plus or minus 2.9
- Mobile homes82 plus or minus 45
- Median year structure built1962
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Lake View gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute449 plus or minus 94
- Commuting under 15 minutes190 plus or minus 51
- Share commuting under 15 minutes42.3 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more129 plus or minus 40
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more28.7 percent plus or minus 6.5
- Drove alone81.1 percent
- Carpooled6.8 percent plus or minus 3.5
- Public transport2.3 percent plus or minus 3.5
- Walked2.1 percent plus or minus 1.8
- Worked from home7.8 percent plus or minus 2.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Lake View (504)
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$456,000
- Average approval$456,000
- Median approval$456,000
- Largest approval$456,000
- Jobs supported5
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Lake View, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has 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 Lake View
- NFIP communityCity of Lake View
- NFIP community number190503
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date06/01/22
The City of Lake View participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 190503 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.
Sac County, not Lake View
Sac County context, not Lake View figures
- Establishments in Sac County321
- Covered employment, Sac County2,969
- Average annual pay, Sac County$50,518
- Housing units permitted, Sac County13
Every figure in this section is published for Sac County as a whole and is not a measurement of Lake View.
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
Lake View questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Lake View, Iowa?
967, in 517 households. Lake View city covers 2.09 square miles of land, which is 462 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Lake View in?
Sac 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 Lake View?
$68,618. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $175,600. Median gross rent is $742 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Lake View in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Lake View appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Lake View, city of, community 190503, 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 Lake View figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Sac 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 Lake View.
Is zoning published for Lake View?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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