Lowell vs Trenton

A side-by-side comparison of Lowell and Trenton: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Lowell has the higher population (49 vs 37 in Trenton). Since 2019, Trenton's population has grown faster (-60.6% vs -62.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Lowell	Trenton
Population	49	37
Median age	56.1 yrs	—
Median household income	$116,786	—
Median home value	$117,900	—
Housing units	22	25
Homeownership rate	100.0%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	—

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lowell	Trenton
Population	131 → 49 (-62.6%)	94 → 37 (-60.6%)
Median household income	$73,523 → $116,786 (+58.8%)	—
Median home value	$84,100 → $117,900 (+40.2%)	—

Lowell

Population

13149

Median household income

$73,523$116,786

Median home value

$84,100$117,900

Trenton

Population

9437

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lowell	Trenton
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	0.0%	0.0%
18 to 24	0.0%	0.0%
25 to 34	0.0%	0.0%
35 to 44	0.0%	0.0%
45 to 54	49.0%	0.0%
55 to 64	18.4%	0.0%
65 to 74	0.0%	0.0%
75 and over	32.7%	100.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lowell	Trenton
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	100.0%
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%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lowell	Trenton
No high school diploma	12.2%	32.4%
High school graduate	20.4%	0.0%
Some college or associate's	67.3%	67.6%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lowell	Trenton
Drove alone	100.0%	—
Carpooled	0.0%	—
Public transit	0.0%	—
Walked	0.0%	—
Bicycle	0.0%	—
Worked from home	0.0%	—
Other means	0.0%	—

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lowell	Trenton
1-unit, detached	68.2%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	31.8%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Lowell	Trenton
Poverty rate	0.0%	0.0%
Average household size	2.23	1.48
Median year structure built	1938	—