Lawler vs North Washington

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

Lawler and North Washington 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 133 in North Washington). North Washington has the higher median household income ($82,500 vs $62,500 in Lawler). North Washington has the higher median home value ($133,300 vs $112,500 in Lawler).

Population, income & housing

	Lawler	North Washington
Population	397	133
Median age	43.9 yrs	46.4 yrs
Median household income	$62,500	$82,500
Median home value	$112,500	$133,300
Median gross rent	$650	—
Housing units	209	46
Homeownership rate	77.2%	95.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.2%	10.1%
Unemployment rate	3.8%	1.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lawler	North Washington
Population	387 → 397 (+2.6%)	138 → 133 (-3.6%)
Median household income	$55,000 → $62,500 (+13.6%)	$76,250 → $82,500 (+8.2%)
Median home value	$78,400 → $112,500 (+43.5%)	$125,000 → $133,300 (+6.6%)
Median gross rent	$443 → $650 (+46.7%)	$635 → $630 (-0.8%)

Lawler

Population

387397

Median household income

$55,000$62,500

Median home value

$78,400$112,500

Median gross rent

$443$650

North Washington

Population

138133

Median household income

$76,250$82,500

Median home value

$125,000$133,300

Median gross rent

$635$630

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lawler	North Washington
Under 5	4.5%	2.3%
5 to 17	13.9%	22.6%
18 to 24	10.8%	0.8%
25 to 34	13.4%	7.5%
35 to 44	9.3%	9.8%
45 to 54	7.8%	24.8%
55 to 64	13.4%	13.5%
65 to 74	17.4%	16.5%
75 and over	9.6%	2.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lawler	North Washington
White (non-Hispanic)	93.7%	91.7%
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%	6.0%
Two or more races	1.3%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	5.0%	2.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lawler	North Washington
No high school diploma	10.0%	6.1%
High school graduate	48.0%	41.4%
Some college or associate's	22.8%	42.4%
Bachelor's degree	13.9%	9.1%
Graduate or professional degree	5.3%	1.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lawler	North Washington
Drove alone	80.6%	90.2%
Carpooled	10.6%	5.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.8%	3.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lawler	North Washington
1-unit, detached	87.6%	95.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	8.1%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	3.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.0%	4.3%

Poverty & households

	Lawler	North Washington
Poverty rate	13.6%	11.5%
Average household size	2.16	2.89
Mean commute (minutes)	23	16
Median year structure built	1972	1942