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RakeIA

A town of 190.

Population
190
residents
Median home value
$49K
Census ACS
Household income
$42K
median
Median age
50.7
years
Jobs based here
30
A commuter town
Small town

190 people, and everyone knows the way

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The data

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Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Rake

Most working residents leave Rake for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Forest City (17%), Buffalo Center (16%) and Titonka (6%). Half commute less than 21 miles.

0%work in town

Where working residents work

In Rake0%
Forest City17%
Buffalo Center16%
Titonka6%
Lake Mills4%
21 mi
median commute distance
30
jobs based in Rake
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Snowy winters, pleasant summers

Rake has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 82°, a January night drops to 7°, and about 48 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

48″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter10–27°
Spring35–56°
Summer59–80°
Fall38–59°
Oct 7
typical first frost
Apr 30
typical last frost
+0.8°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Natural hazards

Low risk, with drought at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 36% of U.S. communities.

36risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
36Low riskLowerHigher
DroughtInland floodingCold waves
1
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Health

How healthy Rake is

Rake beats the Iowa average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 6.

32 measures vs. Iowa
1 better25 too close to call6 worse
What stands outRakeIA
More adults getting cholesterol checked86.6%84.1%
More adults with diabetes13.4%11.2%
United Hospital District
14 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Rake for work

Where Rake’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

17% → Forest City Forest City 17% 16% → Buffalo Center Buffalo Center 16% 6% → Titonka Titonka 6% 4% → Lake Mills Lake Mills 4% 4% → Fort Dodge Fort Dodge 4% 2% → Thompson Thompson 2% Rake · 0% stay
30jobs based in Rake
0%of working residents work in town
21 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Rake

City in Iowa, USA

Rake is a town in Winnebago County, Iowa, United States. The population was 186 at the time of the 2020 census.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population
186
Area
0.8 sq mi
Elevation
1,158 ft
ZIP code
50465

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