Cromwell vs Lorimor

A side-by-side comparison of Cromwell and Lorimor: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Lorimor has the higher population (375 vs 87 in Cromwell). Cromwell has the higher median household income ($57,500 vs $43,281 in Lorimor). Cromwell has the higher median home value ($107,100 vs $67,900 in Lorimor).

Population, income & housing

	Cromwell	Lorimor
Population	87	375
Median age	52.6 yrs	36.0 yrs
Median household income	$57,500	$43,281
Median home value	$107,100	$67,900
Median gross rent	—	$850
Housing units	41	207
Homeownership rate	89.5%	65.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.8%	4.5%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	6.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cromwell	Lorimor
Population	89 → 87 (-2.2%)	405 → 375 (-7.4%)
Median household income	$46,875 → $57,500 (+22.7%)	$39,167 → $43,281 (+10.5%)
Median home value	$71,300 → $107,100 (+50.2%)	$42,700 → $67,900 (+59.0%)
Median gross rent	—	$786 → $850 (+8.1%)

Cromwell

Population

8987

Median household income

$46,875$57,500

Median home value

$71,300$107,100

Lorimor

Population

405375

Median household income

$39,167$43,281

Median home value

$42,700$67,900

Median gross rent

$786$850

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cromwell	Lorimor
Under 5	1.1%	10.7%
5 to 17	23.0%	23.5%
18 to 24	5.7%	6.1%
25 to 34	2.3%	7.2%
35 to 44	5.7%	6.1%
45 to 54	13.8%	13.3%
55 to 64	20.7%	16.0%
65 to 74	12.6%	10.1%
75 and over	14.9%	6.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cromwell	Lorimor
White (non-Hispanic)	96.6%	88.8%
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	1.1%	5.1%
Hispanic or Latino	2.3%	6.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cromwell	Lorimor
No high school diploma	6.6%	13.4%
High school graduate	47.5%	39.7%
Some college or associate's	31.1%	42.4%
Bachelor's degree	13.1%	1.3%
Graduate or professional degree	1.6%	3.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cromwell	Lorimor
Drove alone	72.5%	66.7%
Carpooled	22.5%	16.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	3.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.0%	10.8%
Other means	0.0%	2.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cromwell	Lorimor
1-unit, detached	85.4%	76.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	4.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	8.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.9%
Mobile home & other	14.6%	6.8%

Poverty & households

	Cromwell	Lorimor
Poverty rate	9.2%	25.3%
Average household size	2.29	2.52
Mean commute (minutes)	19	38
Median year structure built	1974	1938