ZIP 51242 · Lester
Who lives in ZIP code 51242 (Lester, IA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Lester, IA · Lyon County
uszips 2026
People379
Median age38.1
Household income$95,625
Home value$204,181
Median rent—
Poverty1.3%
College degree+20.5%
Commute18 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 27 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 127
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
19.5% are 65 or older; 75.5% are adults.
Household income
42.5% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $40,682.
Education (adults 25+)
39.7% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
10.8% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 63.6%
- Never married
- 29.2%
- Divorced
- 2.0%
- Widowed
- 5.2%
- Family size
- 3.38
- Dual-income families
- 55.8%
Housing
- Own their home
- 86.6%
- Rent burden
- —
- Men / women
- 46% / 54%
Work
- In labor force
- 71.0%
- Unemployment
- 0.0%
- Self-employed
- 21.4%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 28.6%
- Veterans
- 6.8%
- With a disability
- 13.4%
- No health insurance
- 6.2%
- Limited English
- 7.1%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.