Lenox vs New Market

A side-by-side comparison of Lenox and New Market: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Lenox has the higher population (1,474 vs 407 in New Market). Lenox has the higher median household income ($59,750 vs $58,125 in New Market). Lenox has the higher median home value ($106,000 vs $92,000 in New Market).

Population, income & housing

	Lenox	New Market
Population	1,474	407
Median age	38.2 yrs	48.0 yrs
Median household income	$59,750	$58,125
Median home value	$106,000	$92,000
Median gross rent	$759	$827
Housing units	671	229
Homeownership rate	77.7%	75.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.7%	14.2%
Unemployment rate	1.6%	2.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lenox	New Market
Population	1,437 → 1,474 (+2.6%)	469 → 407 (-13.2%)
Median household income	$41,544 → $59,750 (+43.8%)	$48,523 → $58,125 (+19.8%)
Median home value	$85,800 → $106,000 (+23.5%)	$65,600 → $92,000 (+40.2%)
Median gross rent	$472 → $759 (+60.8%)	$515 → $827 (+60.6%)

Lenox

Population

1,4371,474

Median household income

$41,544$59,750

Median home value

$85,800$106,000

Median gross rent

$472$759

New Market

Population

469407

Median household income

$48,523$58,125

Median home value

$65,600$92,000

Median gross rent

$515$827

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lenox	New Market
Under 5	4.9%	2.0%
5 to 17	23.6%	14.0%
18 to 24	6.7%	6.4%
25 to 34	10.9%	16.0%
35 to 44	11.1%	8.1%
45 to 54	13.4%	12.5%
55 to 64	10.3%	17.4%
65 to 74	8.2%	13.5%
75 and over	10.9%	10.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lenox	New Market
White (non-Hispanic)	70.4%	91.9%
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	2.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.9%	5.2%
Hispanic or Latino	26.3%	2.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lenox	New Market
No high school diploma	12.7%	6.0%
High school graduate	44.0%	37.7%
Some college or associate's	27.6%	42.1%
Bachelor's degree	11.9%	14.2%
Graduate or professional degree	3.8%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lenox	New Market
Drove alone	75.5%	76.0%
Carpooled	17.9%	14.0%
Public transit	0.1%	0.9%
Walked	1.9%	5.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.8%	3.6%
Other means	1.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lenox	New Market
1-unit, detached	77.6%	96.5%
1-unit, attached	1.9%	0.4%
2 to 4 units	7.9%	1.7%
5 to 19 units	3.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	5.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.2%	1.3%

Poverty & households

	Lenox	New Market
Poverty rate	10.2%	13.8%
Average household size	2.50	2.08
Mean commute (minutes)	16	18
Median year structure built	1965	1946