Bassett vs Lawler

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

Bassett 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 58 in Bassett). Lawler has the higher median household income ($62,500 vs $60,438 in Bassett). Lawler has the higher median home value ($112,500 vs $82,300 in Bassett).

Population, income & housing

	Bassett	Lawler
Population	58	397
Median age	69.4 yrs	43.9 yrs
Median household income	$60,438	$62,500
Median home value	$82,300	$112,500
Median gross rent	—	$650
Housing units	43	209
Homeownership rate	95.3%	77.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	19.2%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	3.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bassett	Lawler
Population	32 → 58 (+81.3%)	387 → 397 (+2.6%)
Median household income	$51,250 → $60,438 (+17.9%)	$55,000 → $62,500 (+13.6%)
Median home value	$31,700 → $82,300 (+159.6%)	$78,400 → $112,500 (+43.5%)
Median gross rent	—	$443 → $650 (+46.7%)

Bassett

Population

3258

Median household income

$51,250$60,438

Median home value

$31,700$82,300

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)

	Bassett	Lawler
Under 5	0.0%	4.5%
5 to 17	0.0%	13.9%
18 to 24	5.2%	10.8%
25 to 34	0.0%	13.4%
35 to 44	0.0%	9.3%
45 to 54	20.7%	7.8%
55 to 64	10.3%	13.4%
65 to 74	43.1%	17.4%
75 and over	20.7%	9.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bassett	Lawler
White (non-Hispanic)	94.8%	93.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	5.2%	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	0.0%	5.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bassett	Lawler
No high school diploma	9.1%	10.0%
High school graduate	67.3%	48.0%
Some college or associate's	23.6%	22.8%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	13.9%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	5.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bassett	Lawler
Drove alone	100.0%	80.6%
Carpooled	0.0%	10.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	7.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bassett	Lawler
1-unit, detached	88.4%	87.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	8.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	11.6%	1.0%

Poverty & households

	Bassett	Lawler
Poverty rate	27.6%	13.6%
Average household size	1.35	2.16
Mean commute (minutes)	13	23
Median year structure built	1938	1972