Fredericksburg vs Lawler

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

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

Fredericksburg has the higher population (1,040 vs 397 in Lawler). Fredericksburg has the higher median household income ($65,809 vs $62,500 in Lawler). Fredericksburg has the higher median home value ($164,100 vs $112,500 in Lawler).

Population, income & housing

	Fredericksburg	Lawler
Population	1,040	397
Median age	43.4 yrs	43.9 yrs
Median household income	$65,809	$62,500
Median home value	$164,100	$112,500
Median gross rent	$750	$650
Housing units	508	209
Homeownership rate	71.0%	77.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.1%	19.2%
Unemployment rate	1.6%	3.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fredericksburg	Lawler
Population	1,124 → 1,040 (-7.5%)	387 → 397 (+2.6%)
Median household income	$48,654 → $65,809 (+35.3%)	$55,000 → $62,500 (+13.6%)
Median home value	$90,000 → $164,100 (+82.3%)	$78,400 → $112,500 (+43.5%)
Median gross rent	$656 → $750 (+14.3%)	$443 → $650 (+46.7%)

Fredericksburg

Population

1,1241,040

Median household income

$48,654$65,809

Median home value

$90,000$164,100

Median gross rent

$656$750

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)

	Fredericksburg	Lawler
Under 5	5.1%	4.5%
5 to 17	11.7%	13.9%
18 to 24	10.7%	10.8%
25 to 34	10.5%	13.4%
35 to 44	14.7%	9.3%
45 to 54	4.9%	7.8%
55 to 64	13.8%	13.4%
65 to 74	12.2%	17.4%
75 and over	16.4%	9.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fredericksburg	Lawler
White (non-Hispanic)	89.2%	93.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.2%	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	3.0%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino	5.6%	5.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fredericksburg	Lawler
No high school diploma	9.4%	10.0%
High school graduate	44.0%	48.0%
Some college or associate's	32.5%	22.8%
Bachelor's degree	10.9%	13.9%
Graduate or professional degree	3.2%	5.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fredericksburg	Lawler
Drove alone	81.5%	80.6%
Carpooled	8.1%	10.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.0%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.5%	7.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fredericksburg	Lawler
1-unit, detached	89.4%	87.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.4%	8.1%
5 to 19 units	5.9%	3.3%
20 or more units	3.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.4%	1.0%

Poverty & households

	Fredericksburg	Lawler
Poverty rate	7.3%	13.6%
Average household size	2.19	2.16
Mean commute (minutes)	22	23
Median year structure built	1970	1972