Lake Park, IA

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Lake Park, Iowa

Lake Park, Iowa, in Dickinson county, is 69 miles E of Sioux Falls, South Dakota (center to center) and 146 miles SW of Minneapolis, Minnesota. As of the year 2000 census, 1,023 people lived in Lake Park.

The People and Families of Lake Park

In Lake Park, about 64% of adults are married.

If you spend a lot of time in Lake Park, you'll notice that retired and elderly people are a common sight.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Lake Park had a median family income of $44,931.

Lake Park Housing

An estimated 81% of living spaces in Lake Park are occupied by their owners, not by renters. Vacation or seasonal housing units are not uncommon in the city.

Commuting

In Lake Park, 94% of commuters drive to work. You might spend less time in the car if you live in Lake Park; people report shorter commutes than most.

High Points

Lake Park strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in Iowa):

Category	Trophy
Short Commute Times (vs. Peers)	Top 15%
Affordability of Rents (vs. Peers)	Top 18%

Comparative Profile of Lake Park, IA

Comparing Lake Park to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in Iowa (State):

Ratings range from (lowest) to (highest).

The People

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Senior Citizens
Age of the Population
Well-Paid Single Men
Male Share of the Population
Well-Paid Single Women
Female Share of the Population
Children Under 5 Years Old
Racial Diversity

Families

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Portion of People Married
Average Household Size

Wealth

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
People Above Poverty
People in Middle Class or Better
College Educated Adults
Median Family Income

Commute & Sprawl

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Short Commute Times
Working at Home
Walking and Biking to Work
Public Transportation Use

Housing

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Seasonal and Vacation Housing
Affordability of Rents
People Living Alone
Affordability of Property Taxes
Studio & One-Bedroom Rentals
Housing Recently Built

Category	Value
Near Medium City	69 miles E of Sioux Falls, South Dakota (center to center)
Nearest Large City	146 miles SW of Minneapolis, Minnesota
County	Dickinson
Standard Zip Codes	51347
Phone Area Codes	712
Time Zone	Central (-6 hours from GMT)
Daylight Savings	The city observes Daylight Saving Time.
Latitude	43.456
Longitude	-95.32

Station	LAKE PARK
Distance	0.4 miles
Jan Temp	4 to 22 F
Apr Temp	35 to 55 F
Jul Temp	62 to 83 F
Oct Temp	37 to 59 F
Annual Precip	28.5 inches

Station	WORTHINGTON 2 NNE
Distance	18.8 miles
Jan Temp	2 to 21 F
Apr Temp	32 to 55 F
Jul Temp	60 to 82 F
Oct Temp	34 to 59 F
Annual Precip	27.7 inches

Station	SPENCER 1 N
Distance	21.7 miles
Jan Temp	5 to 24 F
Apr Temp	35 to 58 F
Jul Temp	62 to 84 F
Oct Temp	37 to 61 F
Annual Precip	28.6 inches

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	1,023	100%
Male	500	48.9%
Female	523	51.1%
Under 18	206	20.1%
18+	817	79.9%
65+	291	28.4%
Median Age	45.2
Average Family Size	2.73
White	1,016	99.3%
African-American	0	0%
Asian	1	0.1%
American Indian & Alaskan	0	0%
Other	0	0%
Mixed Race	6	0.6%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	4	0.4%

Category	Value
Est. 2005 Population	993
Growth	-30
Growth %	-2.89%

Ancestry	Percent
German	53.1%
English	7.7%
Dutch	7.7%
Irish	6%
Norwegian	5.9%
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	4.9%
US/American	4.2%
Swedish	2.4%
Danish	2.1%
Czech	1.4%
French (except Basque)	0.9%
Czechoslovakian	0.8%
Scottish	0.6%
Polish	0.6%
British	0.5%
European	0.3%
Swiss	0.3%
Canadian	0.3%
Austrian	0.3%

Location	Pop.	Median Family Income (2000)
Lake Park	1,023	$44,931
Harris	200	$46,250
Ocheyedan	536	$36,607
Okoboji	820	$54,659
Spirit Lake	4,261	$44,652
Wahpeton	462	$62,083
West Okoboji	432	$41,250

Library
Lake Park Public Library "217 Market St., Po Box 344" Lake Park, Iowa (712) 832-9505

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