Le Mars is a medium-sized city located in the state of Iowa. With a population of 10,674 people and two associated neighborhoods, Le Mars is the 37th largest community in Iowa.
One of the benefits of Le Mars is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 16.93 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.
The citizens of Le Mars are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 21.06% of adults in Le Mars having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Le Mars in 2022 was $37,904, which is middle income relative to Iowa and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $151,616 for a family of four. However, Le Mars contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Le Mars is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Le Mars home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Le Mars residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Le Mars also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.82% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Le Mars include German, Irish, English, Dutch, and Norwegian.
The most common language spoken in Le Mars is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.