Living in Lake Hiawatha

In Lake Hiawatha, unemployment is 3% (2024).

The population of Lake Hiawatha totalled 10,194 at the end of 2020. Lake Hiawatha had an unemployment rate of 3% at the end of 2024. The foreign population count was 4,164 at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0723 sources

Population10,194people31 Dec 2020Official source · U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020

Median gross salary5,185EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables

Median rent1,432EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records

Unemployment rate3%country median 4.6% — 34% belowOfficial source · Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)

PM2.5, annual mean6.68µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData

Which United States-wide rules apply when you move to Lake Hiawatha?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

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Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€60

Mobile plan, 10 GB€22

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	60.38 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Verizon 300 Mbps home internet¹⁵Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	21.57 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Visible unlimited mobile plan¹⁶Official · national market
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	1,503 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent)⁴Official
Median monthly rent	1,432 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records³Official

Is Lake Hiawatha a good place to live?

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Remote worker40%strong on work, weak on safety · range 30–50%

Skilled employee66%strong on work, weak on safety · range 57–75%

Student38%strong on legal route, weak on safety · range 27–49%

Family61%strong on family, weak on safety · range 50–72%

Retirement35%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 22–48%

Worked out from these numbers

How international is the population?

40.8% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 4,164 of 10,194 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Work and income

Unemployment across cities in United StatesUnemployment in Lake Hiawatha is 3.0%. Of 2,153 cities with data, 1,250 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

1,250

778

0–55–1010–1515–2020–2525–30

Lake Hiawatha 3.0%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary	5,185 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables¹Official
Unemployment rate	3 %country median 4.6%	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁶Official

What does a salary buy in Lake Hiawatha?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€2,348of €3,933 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile
Left over

Line-by-line breakdown and sources

Each month	€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.	€3,933
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) · 2020-12-31	− €1,503
Internet€60 · official · Verizon 300 Mbps home internet · 2026-09-30	− €60
Mobile plan€22 · official · Visible unlimited mobile plan · 2026-09-30	− €22
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities	—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish	€2,348

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Lake Hiawatha. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

American Job Centers — Public employment service

U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Lake Hiawatha. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Physicians per 100,000 residents	489.2 per 100,000	31 Dec 2023	Area Health Resources Files (AHRF), County 2024-2025 release⁵Official · county

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Lake Hiawatha when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Mobility and administration

Lake Hiawatha's nearest airport was TEB, 27 km away and offered 1 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	1 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁸Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	27 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁹Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	TEB	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁹Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Lake Hiawatha. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA) — State Language Course

U.S. Department of Education

For adult learners, adult English-language learners.

EnglishIn Person, Online, HybridCost varies

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USCIS English and citizenship class finder — Civic Orientation

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

For immigrants, future citizens.

EnglishIn Person, OnlineCost varies

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Climate and air quality

At the end of 2024, annual PM2.5 reached 6.7 µg/m³. Monthly mean temperatures were −1.6°C in January and 23.7°C in July.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

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3°-6°

4°-6°

9°-2°

16°4°

22°10°

27°15°

30°18°

29°17°

25°12°

18°6°

11°1°

6°-3°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

106

100

125

119

115

103

111

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Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.56.7WHO 5 · EU 25

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in United StatesAnnual PM2.5 in Lake Hiawatha is 6.7 µg/m³. Of 968 cities with data, 261 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

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261

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124

1–22–33–44–55–66–77–88–99–1010–1111–1212–1313–1414–1515–16

Lake Hiawatha 6.7

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	6.68 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData¹⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 3.11 · Feb 4.44 · Mar 9.11 · Apr 16.17 · May 21.67 · Jun 27.06 · Jul 29.67 · Aug 28.67 · Sep 24.72 · Oct 17.83 · Nov 11.44 · Dec 5.78 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -6.33 · Feb -5.67 · Mar -1.83 · Apr 3.94 · May 9.61 · Jun 14.89 · Jul 17.78 · Aug 16.72 · Sep 12.44 · Oct 5.78 · Nov 0.611 · Dec -3.22 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan -1.61 · Feb -0.611 · Mar 3.61 · Apr 10.06 · May 15.61 · Jun 20.94 · Jul 23.72 · Aug 22.67 · Sep 18.61 · Oct 11.78 · Nov 6 · Dec 1.28 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 94.74 · Feb 70.87 · Mar 105.7 · Apr 92.2 · May 100.3 · Jun 124.7 · Jul 119.4 · Aug 93.22 · Sep 118.9 · Oct 115.3 · Nov 103.1 · Dec 110.7 mm	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information⁷Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, highest monitored reading	31.7 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)¹⁴Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, annual mean	6.6 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)¹⁴Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In United States: Springfield ±0.5 °C. Elsewhere: Markham (Canada) ±2.0 °C, Mississauga (Canada) ±2.0 °C, Richmond Hill (Canada) ±2.0 °C, Vaughan (Canada) ±2.0 °C, Chatham-Kent (Canada) ±2.1 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

An area of 2.9 km² comprised Lake Hiawatha at the end of 2025. At the end of 2024, the population density reached 3,854.1 people per km².

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport59.2%
Foreign residents40.8%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	2.86 km²	31 Dec 2025	U.S. Census Bureau (TIGERweb ArcGIS REST service)¹⁰Official
Foreign-resident share	37.79 %	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁶Official
Foreign residents	4,164 people	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁶Official
Population density	3,854 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁶Official
Population	10,194 people	31 Dec 2020	U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020¹³Official

Alternatives for people set on Lake Hiawatha

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Whippany as a Lake Hiawatha alternative in the same region

7 km away, better on 2 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.

Median gross pay, city: €6,323 Whippany vs €5,185 Lake Hiawatha+22%
Foreign residents: 20.4% Whippany vs 37.8% Lake Hiawatha−46%
Unemployment: 3.7% Whippany vs 3.0% Lake Hiawatha+22%
Annual PM2.5: 4.9 µg/m³ Whippany vs 6.7 µg/m³ Lake Hiawatha−27%
Residents: 8,863 Whippany vs 10,194 Lake Hiawatha−13%

Full comparison More about Whippany

North Bethesda as a Lake Hiawatha alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 311 km, better on 2 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.

Residents: 50,094 North Bethesda vs 10,194 Lake Hiawatha+391%
Median gross pay, city: €6,119 North Bethesda vs €5,185 Lake Hiawatha+18%
Unemployment: 3.6% North Bethesda vs 3.0% Lake Hiawatha+21%
Annual PM2.5: 5.9 µg/m³ North Bethesda vs 6.7 µg/m³ Lake Hiawatha−12%
Foreign residents: 34.1% North Bethesda vs 37.8% Lake Hiawatha−10%

Full comparison More about North Bethesda

Cities near Lake Hiawatha

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Parsippany 4.3 km away

Rent: 1,609 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 5,436 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Whippany 7.1 km away

Rent: 2,361 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 6,323 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Morris Plains 8.9 km away

Rent: 2,619 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 6,849 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Roseland 9.2 km away

Rent: 3,046 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 7,458 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Morris Plains borough 9.7 km away

Salary: 6,849 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Alternative cities in United States

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Independence10,195 residents Alderwood Manor10,198 residents Clay10,198 residents Wabash10,190 residents Bay Saint Louis10,188 residents Hackettstown10,185 residents

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Common questions

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What is the unemployment rate in Lake Hiawatha?

The unemployment rate is 3 %. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

Is the air quality good in Lake Hiawatha?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 6.68 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is above the WHO guideline but within the EU limit. Source: U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData.

How many people live in Lake Hiawatha?

The published population is 10,194 people. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020.

How many foreign residents live in Lake Hiawatha?

4,164 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

Is Lake Hiawatha a good place to live?

Lake Hiawatha may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Which cities are near Lake Hiawatha?

Boonton, Parsippany, Whippany, Lincoln Park borough, Morris Plains are near Lake Hiawatha. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records www2.census.gov · checked 2026-09-18
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