Metro area · CBSA 30180

Le Mars

The Le Mars, IA metro area has 25,747 people. Median rent is $910, 13.1% of median household income, and HUD puts the 2-bedroom fair market rent in Plymouth County at $1,018. Of the 6 places we track here, Merrill has the lightest rent burden.

Median household income

$83,251

Median home value

$228,900

Unemployment

2.2%

2-bedroom fair market rent

$1,018

HUD, Plymouth County

Places in this metro

Largest first. Rent to income is the median rent as a share of median household income.

Place	Population	Rent	Rent to income
Le Mars	10,640	$929	14.9%
Remsen	1,823	$938	12.3%
Akron	1,689	$710	12.9%
Kingsley	1,472	$886	14.6%
Hinton	931	$979	10.3%
Merrill	846	$626	9.1%

Nearby metro areas

Sioux City
Sioux Falls
Omaha
Ames
Lincoln
Mankato
Des Moines
Grand Island
Waterloo
St. Joseph
Rochester
St. Cloud

Data as of 2026-11-14. How these figures are built.