With 10,640 people, Le Mars is a city in Iowa. 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Getting to work takes 16 minutes on average. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $219,200. 6% of locals were born outside the United States. Renters pay $929 a month at the median.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $74,701, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 39.0
US median: 38.9
Less educated
21% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 36%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Le Mars
What changed most since 1990
Homes owned by their occupants71.1% → 61.5%(−9.6 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Black share0.1% → 5.5%(+5.4 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Le Mars's population equals 41% of Plymouth County's. Its number of people who work from home equals 15% of the county's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 72% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)5.9%(26)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)23.9%(105)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era51.6%(227)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War7.7%(34)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 440 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Le Mars, decade by decade
Le Mars population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
8,454
$63,259
$130,084
19.1%
1.7
2000
9,237
$70,848
$160,670
21.3%
10.2
2010
9,826
$73,541
$171,190
19.5%
18.5
2020
10,571
$82,790
$202,410
23.4%
36.9
2024
10,640
$74,701
$219,200
21.1%
40.4
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
