Lowden vs West Branch

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

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

West Branch has the higher population (2,526 vs 804 in Lowden). West Branch has the higher median household income ($87,891 vs $54,773 in Lowden). West Branch has the higher median home value ($226,700 vs $111,000 in Lowden).

Population, income & housing

	Lowden	West Branch
Population	804	2,526
Median age	39.5 yrs	34.7 yrs
Median household income	$54,773	$87,891
Median home value	$111,000	$226,700
Median gross rent	$886	$958
Housing units	394	1,004
Homeownership rate	76.1%	78.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.1%	28.7%
Unemployment rate	5.8%	0.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lowden	West Branch
Population	874 → 804 (-8.0%)	2,249 → 2,526 (+12.3%)
Median household income	$61,833 → $54,773 (-11.4%)	$61,964 → $87,891 (+41.8%)
Median home value	$98,800 → $111,000 (+12.3%)	$159,800 → $226,700 (+41.9%)
Median gross rent	$745 → $886 (+18.9%)	$769 → $958 (+24.6%)

Lowden

Population

874804

Median household income

$61,833$54,773

Median home value

$98,800$111,000

Median gross rent

$745$886

West Branch

Population

2,2492,526

Median household income

$61,964$87,891

Median home value

$159,800$226,700

Median gross rent

$769$958

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lowden	West Branch
Under 5	2.1%	7.4%
5 to 17	23.3%	20.7%
18 to 24	4.7%	10.5%
25 to 34	14.4%	11.7%
35 to 44	14.4%	17.8%
45 to 54	8.6%	7.7%
55 to 64	8.8%	9.9%
65 to 74	14.3%	7.6%
75 and over	9.3%	6.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lowden	West Branch
White (non-Hispanic)	96.0%	90.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.7%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	3.2%	5.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lowden	West Branch
No high school diploma	6.9%	3.9%
High school graduate	39.5%	32.4%
Some college or associate's	30.4%	35.0%
Bachelor's degree	10.9%	19.6%
Graduate or professional degree	12.3%	9.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lowden	West Branch
Drove alone	89.1%	83.3%
Carpooled	2.3%	4.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.9%
Walked	3.1%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.9%	10.0%
Other means	0.6%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lowden	West Branch
1-unit, detached	80.2%	58.4%
1-unit, attached	4.6%	11.0%
2 to 4 units	13.5%	7.3%
5 to 19 units	1.3%	11.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.5%	12.0%

Poverty & households

	Lowden	West Branch
Poverty rate	6.2%	11.1%
Average household size	2.16	2.64
Mean commute (minutes)	32	23
Median year structure built	1952	1994