Lowden vs Rochester

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

Lowden and Rochester 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 45 in Rochester). Since 2019, Lowden's population has grown faster (-8.0% vs -45.8%).

Population, income & housing

	Lowden	Rochester
Population	804	45
Median age	39.5 yrs	59.7 yrs
Median household income	$54,773	—
Median home value	$111,000	—
Median gross rent	$886	—
Housing units	394	21
Homeownership rate	76.1%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.1%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	5.8%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lowden	Rochester
Population	874 → 804 (-8.0%)	83 → 45 (-45.8%)
Median household income	$61,833 → $54,773 (-11.4%)	$36,571 → $62,232 (+70.2%)
Median home value	$98,800 → $111,000 (+12.3%)	$117,000 → $110,000 (-6.0%)
Median gross rent	$745 → $886 (+18.9%)	—

Lowden

Population

874804

Median household income

$61,833$54,773

Median home value

$98,800$111,000

Median gross rent

$745$886

Rochester

Population

8345

Median household income

$36,571$62,232

Median home value

$117,000$110,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lowden	Rochester
Under 5	2.1%	0.0%
5 to 17	23.3%	0.0%
18 to 24	4.7%	0.0%
25 to 34	14.4%	0.0%
35 to 44	14.4%	0.0%
45 to 54	8.6%	0.0%
55 to 64	8.8%	60.0%
65 to 74	14.3%	24.4%
75 and over	9.3%	15.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lowden	Rochester
White (non-Hispanic)	96.0%	100.0%
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	0.7%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.2%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lowden	Rochester
No high school diploma	6.9%	0.0%
High school graduate	39.5%	100.0%
Some college or associate's	30.4%	0.0%
Bachelor's degree	10.9%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	12.3%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lowden	Rochester
Drove alone	89.1%	100.0%
Carpooled	2.3%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.1%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.9%	0.0%
Other means	0.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

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

Poverty & households

	Lowden	Rochester
Poverty rate	6.2%	0.0%
Average household size	2.16	2.14
Mean commute (minutes)	32	—
Median year structure built	1952	—