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Lake Mills, IA Demographics

A map of Lake Mills's Population by Race

Race
PopulationPercent
White
1,88487.9%
Hispanic
1808.4%
Multiracial
411.9%
Black
200.9%
Native American/Other
100.5%
Asian
80.4%

Lake Mills, Iowa had a population of 2,143 in 2020. It was 87.9% White, 0.9% Black, 0.4% Asian, 8.4% Hispanic, 0.5% Native American/Other, and 1.9% Multiracial. This map presents the population of Lake Mills, with one dot drawn for each person counted in the 2020 Census, color-coded by race.

Of the 1,028 places in Iowa, Lake Mills is the 156th most populous. This ranking is based on the Census definition of a place, which includes incorporated places like cities, towns, and villages, as well as unincorporated census-designated places (CDPs).

Lake Mills's White Population

1,884 residents of Lake Mills identify as White, or 87.9%. This makes the White share of the population of Lake Mills slightly larger than the White share of the population of Iowa (82.7% White). Of the 1,028 places in Iowa, Lake Mills is ranked #830 in terms of White residents as a share of the population.

Lake Mills is more White than neighboring Joice (86.1% White), Scarville (86.5% White), Emmons (83.4% White), and Leland (86.7% White). Lake Mills is less White than neighboring Twin Lakes (94% White).

Lake Mills's Black Population

20 residents of Lake Mills identify as Black, or 0.9%. This makes the Black share of the population of Lake Mills roughly similar to the Black share of the population of Iowa (4.1% Black). Of the 1,028 places in Iowa, Lake Mills is ranked #220 in terms of Black residents as a share of the population.

Lake Mills is more Black than neighboring Scarville (0% Black), Emmons (0.5% Black), and Twin Lakes (0% Black). Lake Mills is less Black than neighboring Joice (1% Black), and Leland (1.6% Black).

Lake Mills's Asian Population

8 residents of Lake Mills identify as Asian, or 0.4%. This makes the Asian share of the population of Lake Mills roughly similar to the Asian share of the population of Iowa (2.4% Asian). Of the 1,028 places in Iowa, Lake Mills is ranked #309 in terms of Asian residents as a share of the population.

Lake Mills is more Asian than neighboring Scarville (0% Asian), Emmons (0% Asian), and Twin Lakes (0% Asian). Lake Mills is less Asian than neighboring Joice (0.5% Asian), and Leland (1.2% Asian).

Lake Mills's Hispanic Population

180 residents of Lake Mills identify as Hispanic, or 8.4%. This makes the Hispanic share of the population of Lake Mills roughly similar to the Hispanic share of the population of Iowa (6.8% Hispanic). Of the 1,028 places in Iowa, Lake Mills is ranked #109 in terms of Hispanic residents as a share of the population.

Lake Mills is more Hispanic than neighboring Leland (5.2% Hispanic), and Twin Lakes (1.5% Hispanic). Lake Mills is less Hispanic than neighboring Joice (9.1% Hispanic), Scarville (13.5% Hispanic), and Emmons (13.1% Hispanic).

Lake Mills's Native American/Other Population

10 residents of Lake Mills identify as American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander/Other, or 0.5%. This makes the Native American/Other share of the population of Lake Mills roughly similar to the Native American/Other share of the population of Iowa (0.7% Native American/Other). Of the 1,028 places in Iowa, Lake Mills is ranked #307 in terms of Native American/Other residents as a share of the population.

Lake Mills is more Native American/Other than neighboring Joice (0% Native American/Other), Scarville (0% Native American/Other), Emmons (0% Native American/Other), and Leland (0% Native American/Other). Lake Mills is less Native American/Other than neighboring Twin Lakes (0.7% Native American/Other).

Lake Mills's Multiracial Population

41 residents of Lake Mills identify as Multiracial, or 1.9%. This makes the Multiracial share of the population of Lake Mills roughly similar to the Multiracial share of the population of Iowa (3.4% Multiracial). Of the 1,028 places in Iowa, Lake Mills is ranked #717 in terms of Multiracial residents as a share of the population.

Lake Mills is more Multiracial than neighboring Scarville (0% Multiracial). Lake Mills is less Multiracial than neighboring Joice (3.4% Multiracial), Emmons (3% Multiracial), Leland (5.2% Multiracial), and Twin Lakes (3.7% Multiracial).

Source: 2020 Census State Redistricting Data and Census TIGER/Line Shapefiles.