Overview Lost Nation - Delmar is a very small town located in the state of Iowa. With a population of 2,269 people and just one neighborhood, Lost Nation - Delmar is the 245th largest community in Iowa. Lost Nation - Delmar has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country. Occupations and Workforce Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Lost Nation - Delmar is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Lost Nation - Delmar is a town of professionals, construction workers and builders, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Lost Nation - Delmar who work in management occupations (13.97%), healthcare (11.10%), and office and administrative support (10.30%). Also of interest is that Lost Nation - Delmar has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 9.91% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Setting & Lifestyle Being a small town, Lost Nation - Delmar does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work. Lost Nation - Delmar Demographics In terms of college education, Lost Nation - Delmar is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 19.43% of adults 25 and older in Lost Nation - Delmar have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Lost Nation - Delmar in 2022 was $34,192, which is lower middle income relative to Iowa, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $136,768 for a family of four. However, Lost Nation - Delmar contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Lost Nation - Delmar home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Lost Nation - Delmar residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Lost Nation - Delmar include German, Irish, English, Norwegian, and Dutch. The most common language spoken in Lost Nation - Delmar is English. Other important languages spoken here include French and African languages.