Downey vs Lowden

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

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

Lowden has the higher population (804 vs 58 in Downey). Since 2019, Lowden's population has grown faster (-8.0% vs -33.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Downey	Lowden
Population	58	804
Median age	64.9 yrs	39.5 yrs
Median household income	—	$54,773
Median home value	—	$111,000
Median gross rent	—	$886
Housing units	38	394
Homeownership rate	100.0%	76.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.5%	23.1%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	5.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Downey	Lowden
Population	87 → 58 (-33.3%)	874 → 804 (-8.0%)
Median household income	$92,500 → $94,167 (+1.8%)	$61,833 → $54,773 (-11.4%)
Median home value	$187,500 → $168,200 (-10.3%)	$98,800 → $111,000 (+12.3%)
Median gross rent	—	$745 → $886 (+18.9%)

Downey

Population

8758

Median household income

$92,500$94,167

Median home value

$187,500$168,200

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)

	Downey	Lowden
Under 5	0.0%	2.1%
5 to 17	0.0%	23.3%
18 to 24	0.0%	4.7%
25 to 34	0.0%	14.4%
35 to 44	0.0%	14.4%
45 to 54	32.8%	8.6%
55 to 64	19.0%	8.8%
65 to 74	17.2%	14.3%
75 and over	31.0%	9.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Downey	Lowden
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	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	0.0%	3.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Downey	Lowden
No high school diploma	0.0%	6.9%
High school graduate	48.3%	39.5%
Some college or associate's	36.2%	30.4%
Bachelor's degree	15.5%	10.9%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	12.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Downey	Lowden
Drove alone	77.5%	89.1%
Carpooled	0.0%	2.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	3.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	22.5%	4.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Downey	Lowden
1-unit, detached	100.0%	80.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	4.6%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	13.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.5%

Poverty & households

	Downey	Lowden
Poverty rate	0.0%	6.2%
Average household size	1.53	2.16
Mean commute (minutes)	—	32
Median year structure built	1938	1952