Wall LakeIA
A town of 736, settled in 1877.
Is Wall Lake a good place to live?
31% of residents are 65 or older in Wall Lake, where Iowa’s towns sit at 19% and U.S. towns at 18%. Only 2 of the 138 Iowa towns we compare have a lower median rent than Wall Lake. Chicago and North Western Passenger Depot is on the National Register of Historic Places. Wall Lake has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
736 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Wall Lake: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Wall Lake, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Wall Lake.
The typical home in Wall Lake is valued at about $166K
In the year to September 2026, typical home values climbed 6%. For households in Wall Lake, the share who are owner-occupiers is 85%.
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
The climate in Wall Lake brings four seasons and pleasant summers
A winter brings about 31 inches of snow, with January nights at 9° and July afternoons at 84°.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
With 0.9 jobs for every working resident, most of Wall Lake’s workers commute out
Only 8% of working residents stay in Wall Lake for work; the rest commute out. Jobs here fell by 42 from 2013 to 2023, to 295. The typical journey to work here is 20 minutes. In Wall Lake, 6.4% of residents live below the poverty line, below both the Iowa town median (11%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%).
| Wall Lake | Iowa towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 8.4% | 31% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 6.4% | 11% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 19 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
How healthy Wall Lake is
Only 10 of the 141 Iowa towns we compare have a lower share of adults who feel lonely than Wall Lake. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Wall Lake is ahead of Iowa on 7 and behind on 5. Among adults here, 39% have high blood pressure.
| Wall Lake | Iowa towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 35% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 32% | 33% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 38% | 35% |
| What stands out | Wall Lake | IA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 7.1% | 9.4% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 4.9% | 6.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 12.1% | 8.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The biggest natural risk in Wall Lake is inland flooding, at a moderate overall level
FEMA puts 24% of Wall Lake’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 21% to hail. Compared with 54% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage here is lower. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Wall Lake after 3 declared disasters, most recently in 2010.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Wall Lake
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Wall Lake; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 Wall Lake residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Iowa.
About Wall Lake
City in Iowa, United States
Wall Lake is a city in Sac County, Iowa, United States. The population was 755 at the time of the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 1.2 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,257 ft
- ZIP code
- 51466
Questions about Wall Lake
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Wall Lake, IA a good place to live?
Wall Lake has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
What is Wall Lake, IA known for?
2 notable people were born here, including Andy Williams and Adam Williams.