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Population (year 2000): 9,237. Estimated
population in July 2005: 9,349 (+1.2% change)
Males: 4,434 (48.0%), Females: 4,803 (52.0%)
Plymouth County
Zip code:
51031
Median resident age: 36.9 years
Median household income: $38,892 (year 2000)
Median house value: $92,600 (year 2000)
Races in Le Mars:
- White Non-Hispanic (95.8%)
- Hispanic (2.4%)
- Other race (0.9%)
- Two or more races (0.8%)
Ancestries: German (49.1%), Irish (12.7%), Dutch
(7.5%), United States (6.8%), English (6.3%), Norwegian (3.5%).
Elevation: 1231 feet
Land area: 6.8 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Le Mars
- High school or higher: 85.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.3%
- Unemployed: 1.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 16.2 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Le Mars city
- Never married: 23.3%
- Now married: 59.4%
- Separated: 0.6%
- Widowed: 8.5%
- Divorced: 8.2%
1.6% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +550 (+6.3%).
Hospital/medical center in Le Mars:
- FLOYD VALLEY HOSPITAL (714 LINCOLN ST)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Le Mars:
- ORANGE CITY MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL (about 18 miles;
ORANGE CITY, IA)
- SIOUX CTR COMM HOSPITAL & HEALTH CTR (about 20
miles; SIOUX CENTER, IA)
- ST LUKES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 25 miles;
SIOUX CITY, IA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Le
Mars:
- SIOUX GATEWAY/COL. BUD DAY FIELD (about 31 miles;
SIOUX CITY, IA; ID: SUX)
- JOE FOSS FIELD (about 67 miles; SIOUX FALLS, SD; ID:
FSD)
- CHAN GURNEY MUNI (about 85 miles; YANKTON, SD; ID:
YKN)
Other public-use airports nearest to Le Mars:
- LE MARS MUNI (about 2 miles; LE MARS, IA; ID: LRJ)
- ORANGE CITY MUNI (about 16 miles; ORANGE CITY, IA;
ID: ORC)
- SIOUX CENTER MUNI (about 24 miles; SIOUX CENTER, IA;
ID: SOY)
College/University in Le Mars:
- LE MARS BEAUTY COLLEGE (Location: 128 CENTRAL
AVE SE; Private, for-profit)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Le Mars:
- WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 31 miles;
SIOUX CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,639)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA (about 55 miles;
VERMILLION, SD; FT enrollment: 6,014)
- BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY (about 69 miles; STORM LAKE,
IA; FT enrollment: 2,524)
- WAYNE STATE COLLEGE (about 72 miles; WAYNE, NE; FT
enrollment: 3,026)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA (about 103 miles;
OMAHA, NE; FT enrollment: 10,150)
- CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY (about 103 miles; OMAHA, NE; FT
enrollment: 5,806)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER (about 103
miles; OMAHA, NE; FT enrollment: 2,448)
Public high school in Le Mars:
- LE MARS HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 720; Location:
921 3RD AVE SW; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high school in Le Mars:
- GEHLEN CATHOLIC SCHOOL (Students: 635;
Location: 709 PLYMOUTH ST NE; Grades: KG - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Le Mars:
- LE MARS MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 523;
Location: 977 3RD AVE SW; Grades: 06 - 08)
- KLUCKHOHN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 403;
Location: 1338 CENTRAL AVE SE; Grades: KG - 05)
- FRANKLIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 258;
Location: 400 3RD AVE SE; Grades: KG - 05)
- CLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 241;
Location: 201 2ND AVE NW; Grades: PK - 05)
Library in Le Mars:
- LE MARS PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$248,440; Location: 46 FIRST ST., SW; 40,689 books;
1,310 audio materials; 1,135 video materials; 182 serial
subscriptions)
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