Andover vs Low Moor

A side-by-side comparison of Andover and Low Moor: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Low Moor has the higher population (269 vs 120 in Andover). Low Moor has the higher median home value ($120,300 vs $115,000 in Andover).

Population, income & housing

	Andover	Low Moor
Population	120	269
Median age	31.0 yrs	37.3 yrs
Median household income	—	$49,821
Median home value	$115,000	$120,300
Median gross rent	—	$850
Housing units	50	117
Homeownership rate	54.5%	82.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.1%	9.1%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	8.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Andover	Low Moor
Population	127 → 120 (-5.5%)	284 → 269 (-5.3%)
Median household income	$60,156 → $53,125 (-11.7%)	$56,250 → $49,821 (-11.4%)
Median home value	$88,300 → $115,000 (+30.2%)	$93,500 → $120,300 (+28.7%)
Median gross rent	—	$775 → $850 (+9.7%)

Andover

Population

127120

Median household income

$60,156$53,125

Median home value

$88,300$115,000

Low Moor

Population

284269

Median household income

$56,250$49,821

Median home value

$93,500$120,300

Median gross rent

$775$850

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Andover	Low Moor
Under 5	20.8%	5.6%
5 to 17	23.3%	24.5%
18 to 24	3.3%	0.7%
25 to 34	26.7%	11.9%
35 to 44	6.7%	16.4%
45 to 54	7.5%	18.6%
55 to 64	6.7%	9.7%
65 to 74	5.0%	9.3%
75 and over	0.0%	3.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Andover	Low Moor
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	92.2%
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%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	6.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Andover	Low Moor
No high school diploma	1.6%	2.7%
High school graduate	50.8%	52.7%
Some college or associate's	36.5%	35.5%
Bachelor's degree	7.9%	7.5%
Graduate or professional degree	3.2%	1.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Andover	Low Moor
Drove alone	97.4%	78.7%
Carpooled	0.0%	5.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	4.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	11.0%
Other means	2.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Andover	Low Moor
1-unit, detached	100.0%	89.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	10.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Andover	Low Moor
Poverty rate	31.7%	16.9%
Average household size	2.73	2.40
Mean commute (minutes)	18	21
Median year structure built	2004	1938