Lawler vs New Hampton

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

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

New Hampton has the higher population (3,462 vs 397 in Lawler). Lawler has the higher median household income ($62,500 vs $61,491 in New Hampton). New Hampton has the higher median home value ($159,200 vs $112,500 in Lawler).

Population, income & housing

	Lawler	New Hampton
Population	397	3,462
Median age	43.9 yrs	41.7 yrs
Median household income	$62,500	$61,491
Median home value	$112,500	$159,200
Median gross rent	$650	$838
Housing units	209	1,663
Homeownership rate	77.2%	72.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.2%	19.7%
Unemployment rate	3.8%	3.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lawler	New Hampton
Population	387 → 397 (+2.6%)	3,421 → 3,462 (+1.2%)
Median household income	$55,000 → $62,500 (+13.6%)	$46,913 → $61,491 (+31.1%)
Median home value	$78,400 → $112,500 (+43.5%)	$107,100 → $159,200 (+48.6%)
Median gross rent	$443 → $650 (+46.7%)	$707 → $838 (+18.5%)

Lawler

Population

387397

Median household income

$55,000$62,500

Median home value

$78,400$112,500

Median gross rent

$443$650

New Hampton

Population

3,4213,462

Median household income

$46,913$61,491

Median home value

$107,100$159,200

Median gross rent

$707$838

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lawler	New Hampton
Under 5	4.5%	9.2%
5 to 17	13.9%	15.9%
18 to 24	10.8%	11.0%
25 to 34	13.4%	9.2%
35 to 44	9.3%	9.6%
45 to 54	7.8%	12.8%
55 to 64	13.4%	12.5%
65 to 74	17.4%	12.0%
75 and over	9.6%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lawler	New Hampton
White (non-Hispanic)	93.7%	88.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.4%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.3%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	5.0%	8.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lawler	New Hampton
No high school diploma	10.0%	6.2%
High school graduate	48.0%	35.4%
Some college or associate's	22.8%	38.6%
Bachelor's degree	13.9%	16.7%
Graduate or professional degree	5.3%	3.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lawler	New Hampton
Drove alone	80.6%	86.0%
Carpooled	10.6%	3.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.8%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.4%
Worked from home	7.0%	5.8%
Other means	0.0%	3.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lawler	New Hampton
1-unit, detached	87.6%	75.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.0%
2 to 4 units	8.1%	9.3%
5 to 19 units	3.3%	5.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.0%
Mobile home & other	1.0%	3.4%

Poverty & households

	Lawler	New Hampton
Poverty rate	13.6%	12.5%
Average household size	2.16	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	23	16
Median year structure built	1972	1963