Andover vs Lost Nation

A side-by-side comparison of Andover and Lost Nation: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Lost Nation has the higher population (393 vs 120 in Andover). Andover has the higher median home value ($115,000 vs $74,500 in Lost Nation). Since 2019, Andover's population has grown faster (-5.5% vs -14.8%).

Population, income & housing

	Andover	Lost Nation
Population	120	393
Median age	31.0 yrs	44.3 yrs
Median household income	—	$51,000
Median home value	$115,000	$74,500
Median gross rent	—	$658
Housing units	50	208
Homeownership rate	54.5%	66.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.1%	18.1%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	2.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Andover	Lost Nation
Population	127 → 120 (-5.5%)	461 → 393 (-14.8%)
Median household income	$60,156 → $53,125 (-11.7%)	$42,875 → $51,000 (+19.0%)
Median home value	$88,300 → $115,000 (+30.2%)	$65,900 → $74,500 (+13.1%)
Median gross rent	—	$346 → $658 (+90.2%)

Andover

Population

127120

Median household income

$60,156$53,125

Median home value

$88,300$115,000

Lost Nation

Population

461393

Median household income

$42,875$51,000

Median home value

$65,900$74,500

Median gross rent

$346$658

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Andover	Lost Nation
Under 5	20.8%	5.1%
5 to 17	23.3%	19.3%
18 to 24	3.3%	3.8%
25 to 34	26.7%	12.0%
35 to 44	6.7%	10.7%
45 to 54	7.5%	12.5%
55 to 64	6.7%	9.9%
65 to 74	5.0%	9.4%
75 and over	0.0%	17.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Andover	Lost Nation
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	95.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.8%
Two or more races	0.0%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Andover	Lost Nation
No high school diploma	1.6%	6.4%
High school graduate	50.8%	36.2%
Some college or associate's	36.5%	39.4%
Bachelor's degree	7.9%	16.0%
Graduate or professional degree	3.2%	2.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Andover	Lost Nation
Drove alone	97.4%	93.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	1.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	5.8%
Other means	2.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Andover	Lost Nation
1-unit, detached	100.0%	84.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	14.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Andover	Lost Nation
Poverty rate	31.7%	10.6%
Average household size	2.73	2.16
Mean commute (minutes)	18	45
Median year structure built	2004	1938