Fraser vs Luther

A side-by-side comparison of Fraser and Luther: population, income, housing, and more.

Fraser and Luther are places in Iowa. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Fraser has the higher population (134 vs 130 in Luther). Luther has the higher median household income ($86,667 vs $66,625 in Fraser). Luther has the higher median home value ($183,000 vs $158,900 in Fraser).

Population, income & housing

	Fraser	Luther
Population	134	130
Median age	47.0 yrs	54.6 yrs
Median household income	$66,625	$86,667
Median home value	$158,900	$183,000
Housing units	71	62
Homeownership rate	93.7%	86.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.3%	19.6%
Unemployment rate	2.8%	2.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fraser	Luther
Population	116 → 134 (+15.5%)	181 → 130 (-28.2%)
Median household income	$75,833 → $66,625 (-12.1%)	$82,614 → $86,667 (+4.9%)
Median home value	$103,400 → $158,900 (+53.7%)	$127,500 → $183,000 (+43.5%)

Fraser

Population

116134

Median household income

$75,833$66,625

Median home value

$103,400$158,900

Luther

Population

181130

Median household income

$82,614$86,667

Median home value

$127,500$183,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fraser	Luther
Under 5	0.0%	5.4%
5 to 17	16.4%	10.8%
18 to 24	3.0%	1.5%
25 to 34	5.2%	10.8%
35 to 44	22.4%	6.9%
45 to 54	8.2%	17.7%
55 to 64	20.1%	17.7%
65 to 74	14.2%	17.7%
75 and over	10.4%	11.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fraser	Luther
White (non-Hispanic)	99.3%	99.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.7%	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fraser	Luther
No high school diploma	6.5%	1.9%
High school graduate	58.3%	40.2%
Some college or associate's	25.9%	38.3%
Bachelor's degree	8.3%	14.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.9%	5.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fraser	Luther
Drove alone	91.3%	84.1%
Carpooled	4.3%	11.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	4.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.3%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fraser	Luther
1-unit, detached	73.2%	93.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.2%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	22.5%	6.5%

Poverty & households

	Fraser	Luther
Poverty rate	6.7%	0.0%
Average household size	2.13	2.50
Mean commute (minutes)	21	25
Median year structure built	1983	1938