Carter Lake ZIP Codes — Pottawattamie County, IA

Age summary

Group	Count	%
Under 18	1,032	27.3%
18 and over	2,748	72.7%
65 and over	589	15.6%
Median age	38.0 years

Group	Count	%
White	3,018	68.5%
Hispanic or Latino	624	14.2%
Two or more races	555	12.6%
Other race	133	3%
American Indian / Alaska Native	31	0.7%
Black or African American	22	0.5%
Asian	21	0.5%

Range	% of households
Under $10k	5.2%
$10k–$15k	2.9%
$15k–$25k	7.3%
$25k–$35k	11.7%
$35k–$50k	10.7%
$50k–$75k	17.4%
$75k–$100k	11.4%
$100k–$150k	26.1%
$150k–$200k	4.5%
$200k+	3.0%
Median income	$64,479

Home values

Housing overview

Metric	Value
Median home value	$137,700
Median rent / month	$1,099
Owner occupied	80.5%
Renter occupied	19.5%
Vacant	6.5%
Single-family detached	69.8%
Large apartment buildings	0.0%
Mobile homes	24.0%
Median rooms	5.4
Avg household size (owned)	2.64

Year built

Era	%
2020 or later	0.8%
2010–2019	3.7%
2000–2009	12.5%
1990–1999	20.1%
1980–1989	3.0%
1970–1979	15.4%
1960–1969	18.3%
1950–1959	12.1%
1940–1949	3.9%
1939 or earlier	10.2%

Bedrooms

Size	% of units
No bedroom (studio)	0.0%
1 bedroom	2.6%
2 bedrooms	35.4%
3 bedrooms	43.2%
4 bedrooms	17.1%
5+ bedrooms	1.7%

Vehicles per household

Vehicles	% of households
No vehicle	3.9%
1 vehicle	30.6%
2 vehicles	44.7%
3 or more	20.7%

Heating fuel

Fuel type	%
Utility gas	84.0%
Electricity	15.0%
Propane / LP gas	0.4%
No fuel used	0.5%

Household type	Count	%
Married-couple family	621	46.0%
Cohabiting couple	110	8.1%
Male householder, no spouse	293	21.7%
Female householder, no spouse	327	24.2%
Households with children under 18	457	33.8%
Households with seniors (65+)	420	31.1%
Average household size	2.80

Marital status

Status	Male	Female
Never married	41.2%	27.4%
Married	43.2%	46.0%
Separated	3.4%	1.9%
Widowed	1.7%	16.2%
Divorced	10.6%	8.5%

Metric	%
HS diploma or higher	90.2%
Bachelor's or higher	12.9%

School enrollment (ages 3–17)

Type	Count	%
Nursery / preschool	79	9.1%
Kindergarten	15	1.7%
Elementary school	507	58.7%
High school	184	21.3%
College / grad school	79	9.1%

Industry of employment

Occupation

Category	%
Management, business & arts	28.3%
Service	17.9%
Sales & office	20.3%
Natural resources & construction	10.3%
Production & transportation	23.4%

Employment type

Type	%
Private sector	84.2%
Government	7.6%
Self-employed	5.1%
Unpaid family workers	3.2%

Commute

Method	%
Drive alone	85.6%
Carpool	3.6%
Public transit	0.0%
Walk	0.4%
Other means	1.2%
Avg commute (minutes)	19.9

Income support

Source	% of households
Social Security	26.9%
Retirement income	32.1%
Supplemental Security	3.6%
Cash public assistance	3.9%
Food stamps / SNAP	13.8%

Condition	%
High blood pressure	33.6%
High cholesterol	31.5%
Heart disease	6.5%
Stroke	3.1%
Asthma	10.1%
Arthritis	26.2%
Kidney disease	2.9%
Pulmonary disease	7.6%
Cancer	6.2%

Behavior / access	%
Binge drinking	21.8%
No physical activity	29.1%
Less than 7 hrs sleep	33.3%
Fair or poor health	15.0%
Poor mental health	15.1%
Poor physical health	10.6%
No health insurance	12.1%
Visited doctor (checkup)	73.4%
Visited dentist	58.9%
Cholesterol screening	85.7%
Teeth loss	15.2%

Veterans	Count	%
Civilian veterans	329	12.0%

Disability	%
Any disability	15.5%
Under 18	0.6%
18–64 years	13.8%
65 and over	48.2%

Health insurance coverage

Type	%
Private insurance	55.1%
Public insurance	47.6%
Uninsured under 19	3.1%

Language spoken at home (age 5+)

Language	Count	%
English only	3,554	94.0%
Spanish	383	10.8%
Other Indo-European	383	10.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Other languages	0	0.0%

Place of birth & citizenship

Origin	Count	%
Native born (US)	3,472	91.9%
Born in same state	3,434	90.8%
Born in different state	1,081	28.6%
Foreign born	38	1.0%
Naturalized citizen	308	8.1%
Not a US citizen	216	70.1%