Kent vs Lorimor

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

Kent 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 0 in Kent). Since 2019, Lorimor's population has grown faster (-7.4% vs -100.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Kent	Lorimor
Population	0	375
Median age	—	36.0 yrs
Median household income	—	$43,281
Median home value	—	$67,900
Median gross rent	—	$850
Housing units	21	207
Homeownership rate	—	65.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	—	4.5%
Unemployment rate	—	6.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kent	Lorimor
Population	22 → 0 (-100.0%)	405 → 375 (-7.4%)
Median household income	—	$39,167 → $43,281 (+10.5%)
Median home value	—	$42,700 → $67,900 (+59.0%)
Median gross rent	—	$786 → $850 (+8.1%)

Kent

Population

220

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)

	Kent	Lorimor
Under 5	—	10.7%
5 to 17	—	23.5%
18 to 24	—	6.1%
25 to 34	—	7.2%
35 to 44	—	6.1%
45 to 54	—	13.3%
55 to 64	—	16.0%
65 to 74	—	10.1%
75 and over	—	6.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kent	Lorimor
White (non-Hispanic)	—	88.8%
Black or African American	—	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	—	0.0%
Asian	—	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	—	0.0%
Some other race	—	0.0%
Two or more races	—	5.1%
Hispanic or Latino	—	6.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kent	Lorimor
No high school diploma	—	13.4%
High school graduate	—	39.7%
Some college or associate's	—	42.4%
Bachelor's degree	—	1.3%
Graduate or professional degree	—	3.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kent	Lorimor
Drove alone	—	66.7%
Carpooled	—	16.7%
Public transit	—	0.0%
Walked	—	3.3%
Bicycle	—	0.0%
Worked from home	—	10.8%
Other means	—	2.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kent	Lorimor
1-unit, detached	0.0%	76.8%
1-unit, attached	100.0%	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	0.0%	6.8%

Poverty & households

	Kent	Lorimor
Poverty rate	—	25.3%
Average household size	—	2.52
Mean commute (minutes)	—	38
Median year structure built	—	1938