Cumberland vs Lewis

A side-by-side comparison of Cumberland and Lewis: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Lewis has the higher population (465 vs 262 in Cumberland). Cumberland has the higher median household income ($44,427 vs $34,341 in Lewis). Lewis has the higher median home value ($60,700 vs $60,000 in Cumberland).

Population, income & housing

	Cumberland	Lewis
Population	262	465
Median age	45.6 yrs	60.5 yrs
Median household income	$44,427	$34,341
Median home value	$60,000	$60,700
Median gross rent	$755	$638
Housing units	115	250
Homeownership rate	70.3%	88.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.4%	3.6%
Unemployment rate	4.9%	6.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cumberland	Lewis
Population	190 → 262 (+37.9%)	420 → 465 (+10.7%)
Median household income	$31,667 → $44,427 (+40.3%)	$52,813 → $34,341 (-35.0%)
Median home value	$51,700 → $60,000 (+16.1%)	$66,300 → $60,700 (-8.4%)
Median gross rent	$482 → $755 (+56.6%)	$517 → $638 (+23.4%)

Cumberland

Population

190262

Median household income

$31,667$44,427

Median home value

$51,700$60,000

Median gross rent

$482$755

Lewis

Population

420465

Median household income

$52,813$34,341

Median home value

$66,300$60,700

Median gross rent

$517$638

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cumberland	Lewis
Under 5	1.5%	4.1%
5 to 17	17.6%	13.1%
18 to 24	8.4%	4.7%
25 to 34	8.4%	4.3%
35 to 44	9.5%	7.7%
45 to 54	29.0%	6.9%
55 to 64	9.2%	26.2%
65 to 74	11.8%	23.2%
75 and over	4.6%	9.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cumberland	Lewis
White (non-Hispanic)	93.1%	91.8%
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	6.9%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	6.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cumberland	Lewis
No high school diploma	26.3%	12.7%
High school graduate	41.1%	30.3%
Some college or associate's	24.2%	53.4%
Bachelor's degree	4.7%	3.3%
Graduate or professional degree	3.7%	0.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cumberland	Lewis
Drove alone	83.2%	88.0%
Carpooled	4.2%	8.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.1%	2.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.6%	1.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cumberland	Lewis
1-unit, detached	82.6%	84.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	12.2%	8.0%
5 to 19 units	4.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.9%	8.0%

Poverty & households

	Cumberland	Lewis
Poverty rate	16.8%	14.4%
Average household size	2.36	2.01
Mean commute (minutes)	26	18
Median year structure built	1938	1938