CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Lehigh

Iowa · 535 residents · 2.11 sq mi

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Lehigh is a city of 535 people in Iowa. The median age is 41.7, about 9 years above the US median. 85% of homes are owner-occupied. The typical home is worth $20,700. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 5% of adults. Households here earn about 30% less than in Iowa as a whole.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 41.7

US median: 33.0

Less educated

5% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 24%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

535

+8%vs 2000

vs 497 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

41.7

−1%vs 2000

vs 42.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2.11 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024340

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.7%(36)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96%(32)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.5%(35)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.4%(34)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 243.6%(19)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3412.7%(68)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.9%(69)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5412.5%(67)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6411.4%(61)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7414%(75)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.5%(35)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.7%(4)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$18,250

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $25,227 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,844

−36%vs 2000

vs $13,816 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

12.0%

−2.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$20,700

−24%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $35,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$217

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $306 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

85.3%

+6.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 79.4% in 2000

14.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic98.2%(488)

Black0.4%(2)

Hispanic / Latino0.2%(1)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.4%(532)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0%(0)

Other0.6%(3)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Asian origin

Japanese0.9%(3)

Ancestry

German27.4%(93)

Irish17.6%(60)

English10%(34)

Norwegian5.9%(20)

Swedish2.9%(10)

Danish2.1%(7)

Dutch2.1%(7)

Italian2.1%(7)

Scottish1.5%(5)

American1.2%(4)

Czech1.2%(4)

Romanian1.2%(4)

+ 7 more ancestry groups with data

Scotch-Irish1.2%(4)

French0.9%(3)

French Canadian0.9%(3)

Bulgarian0.6%(2)

Welsh0.6%(2)

Austrian0.3%(1)

Finnish0.3%(1)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest Norwegian population · Largest Swedish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

5.3%

−5.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

67.3%

−11.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 78.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

0.5%

−3.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.7 min

+44%vs 2000

vs 15.1 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married30.2%(54)

Married32.4%(58)

Widowed7.8%(14)

Divorced29.6%(53)

Women 15+

Never married18.5%(20)

Married59.3%(64)

Widowed6.5%(7)

Divorced15.7%(17)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.3%

−18.6 ptssince 2013

from 23.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

55.6%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 56.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

23.2%

+8.9 ptssince 2020

from 14.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

26.5%

+2.1 ptssince 2020

from 24.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

20.9%

−6.2 ptssince 2020

from 27.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.6%

−2.7 ptssince 2020

from 5.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

73.5%

+5.2 ptssince 2020

from 68.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

45.6%

−2.9 ptssince 2020

from 48.5% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)13.6%(3)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)27.3%(6)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era45.5%(10)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 22 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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