| Index | Lakota | Iowa | National |
| Income per capita | $21,938 | $27,621 | $28,555 |
| Median household income | $27,159 | $52,716 | $53,482 |
| Median income owner occupied | $29,250 | $64,199 | $68,142 |
| Median income renter occupied | $13,750 | $29,226 | $33,219 |
| Median earnings male | $35,179 | $36,237 | $36,116 |
| Median earnings female | $20,938 | $24,406 | $25,692 |
| Unemployment rate | 5.1% | 3.7% | 5.8% |
| Poverty level | 20.9% | 12.6% | 15.6% |
| Labour Type | Male | Female |
| Construction industry | 21.3% | 0.0% |
| Manufacturing sector | 25.5% | 6.0% |
| Financial & insurance services | 0.0% | 12.0% |
| Wholesale & retail services | 23.4% | 10.0% |
| Public administration | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Transportation, warehousing & utilities | 6.4% | 2.0% |
| Education, health & social services | 4.3% | 54.0% |
| Other | 19.1% | 4.0% |
| City, State | Population | Household Income | National Avg. |
| Bancroft, IA | 698 | $40,804 | 24% |
| Woden, IA | 228 | $40,625 | 24% |
| Buffalo Center, IA | 877 | $40,139 | 25% |
| Lone Rock, IA | 125 | $38,750 | 28% |
| Swea City, IA | 592 | $38,214 | 29% |
| Lakota, IA | 226 | $27,159 | 49% |
| City, State | Population | Household Income | National Avg. |
| Northome, MN | 226 | $27,788 | 48% |
| Laurelton, PA | 226 | $55,703 | 4% |
| Trumbull, NE | 226 | $49,375 | 8% |
| Nilwood, IL | 226 | $41,607 | 22% |
| Eitzen, MN | 226 | $42,500 | 21% |
| Lakota, IA | 226 | $27,159 | 49% |