Clarence vs Lowden

A side-by-side comparison of Clarence and Lowden: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Clarence has the higher population (1,223 vs 804 in Lowden). Clarence has the higher median household income ($56,875 vs $54,773 in Lowden). Clarence has the higher median home value ($137,800 vs $111,000 in Lowden).

Population, income & housing

	Clarence	Lowden
Population	1,223	804
Median age	34.5 yrs	39.5 yrs
Median household income	$56,875	$54,773
Median home value	$137,800	$111,000
Median gross rent	$925	$886
Housing units	557	394
Homeownership rate	63.7%	76.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.3%	23.1%
Unemployment rate	0.6%	5.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clarence	Lowden
Population	975 → 1,223 (+25.4%)	874 → 804 (-8.0%)
Median household income	$49,306 → $56,875 (+15.4%)	$61,833 → $54,773 (-11.4%)
Median home value	$97,400 → $137,800 (+41.5%)	$98,800 → $111,000 (+12.3%)
Median gross rent	$532 → $925 (+73.9%)	$745 → $886 (+18.9%)

Clarence

Population

9751,223

Median household income

$49,306$56,875

Median home value

$97,400$137,800

Median gross rent

$532$925

Lowden

Population

874804

Median household income

$61,833$54,773

Median home value

$98,800$111,000

Median gross rent

$745$886

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clarence	Lowden
Under 5	5.9%	2.1%
5 to 17	22.9%	23.3%
18 to 24	4.2%	4.7%
25 to 34	17.7%	14.4%
35 to 44	6.0%	14.4%
45 to 54	12.3%	8.6%
55 to 64	13.4%	8.8%
65 to 74	8.7%	14.3%
75 and over	9.0%	9.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clarence	Lowden
White (non-Hispanic)	99.2%	96.0%
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	0.0%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.8%	3.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clarence	Lowden
No high school diploma	3.7%	6.9%
High school graduate	43.5%	39.5%
Some college or associate's	41.5%	30.4%
Bachelor's degree	8.4%	10.9%
Graduate or professional degree	2.9%	12.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clarence	Lowden
Drove alone	88.6%	89.1%
Carpooled	4.5%	2.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.2%	3.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.3%	4.9%
Other means	1.4%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clarence	Lowden
1-unit, detached	74.5%	80.2%
1-unit, attached	10.8%	4.6%
2 to 4 units	2.0%	13.5%
5 to 19 units	12.0%	1.3%
20 or more units	0.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.5%

Poverty & households

	Clarence	Lowden
Poverty rate	17.4%	6.2%
Average household size	2.34	2.16
Mean commute (minutes)	30	32
Median year structure built	1961	1952