Alta Vista vs Lawler

A side-by-side comparison of Alta Vista and Lawler: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Lawler has the higher population (397 vs 171 in Alta Vista). Lawler has the higher median household income ($62,500 vs $53,750 in Alta Vista). Lawler has the higher median home value ($112,500 vs $68,600 in Alta Vista).

Population, income & housing

	Alta Vista	Lawler
Population	171	397
Median age	46.2 yrs	43.9 yrs
Median household income	$53,750	$62,500
Median home value	$68,600	$112,500
Median gross rent	$825	$650
Housing units	99	209
Homeownership rate	79.8%	77.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.8%	19.2%
Unemployment rate	0.9%	3.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alta Vista	Lawler
Population	241 → 171 (-29.0%)	387 → 397 (+2.6%)
Median household income	$47,500 → $53,750 (+13.2%)	$55,000 → $62,500 (+13.6%)
Median home value	$62,900 → $68,600 (+9.1%)	$78,400 → $112,500 (+43.5%)
Median gross rent	$619 → $825 (+33.3%)	$443 → $650 (+46.7%)

Alta Vista

Population

241171

Median household income

$47,500$53,750

Median home value

$62,900$68,600

Median gross rent

$619$825

Lawler

Population

387397

Median household income

$55,000$62,500

Median home value

$78,400$112,500

Median gross rent

$443$650

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alta Vista	Lawler
Under 5	1.8%	4.5%
5 to 17	14.0%	13.9%
18 to 24	2.9%	10.8%
25 to 34	12.3%	13.4%
35 to 44	10.5%	9.3%
45 to 54	15.8%	7.8%
55 to 64	25.1%	13.4%
65 to 74	9.9%	17.4%
75 and over	7.6%	9.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alta Vista	Lawler
White (non-Hispanic)	98.8%	93.7%
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%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino	1.2%	5.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alta Vista	Lawler
No high school diploma	10.8%	10.0%
High school graduate	28.8%	48.0%
Some college or associate's	54.7%	22.8%
Bachelor's degree	4.3%	13.9%
Graduate or professional degree	1.4%	5.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alta Vista	Lawler
Drove alone	72.1%	80.6%
Carpooled	5.4%	10.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	9.0%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.3%	7.0%
Other means	7.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alta Vista	Lawler
1-unit, detached	83.8%	87.6%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	15.2%	8.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.0%

Poverty & households

	Alta Vista	Lawler
Poverty rate	4.7%	13.6%
Average household size	1.82	2.16
Mean commute (minutes)	29	23
Median year structure built	1938	1972