Lorimor vs Thayer

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

Lorimor and Thayer 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 50 in Thayer). Thayer has the higher median household income ($52,500 vs $43,281 in Lorimor). Lorimor has the higher median home value ($67,900 vs $26,000 in Thayer).

Population, income & housing

	Lorimor	Thayer
Population	375	50
Median age	36.0 yrs	13.0 yrs
Median household income	$43,281	$52,500
Median home value	$67,900	$26,000
Median gross rent	$850	—
Housing units	207	19
Homeownership rate	65.1%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.5%	4.2%
Unemployment rate	6.9%	6.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lorimor	Thayer
Population	405 → 375 (-7.4%)	33 → 50 (+51.5%)
Median household income	$39,167 → $43,281 (+10.5%)	$65,938 → $52,500 (-20.4%)
Median home value	$42,700 → $67,900 (+59.0%)	$51,300 → $26,000 (-49.3%)
Median gross rent	$786 → $850 (+8.1%)	—

Lorimor

Population

405375

Median household income

$39,167$43,281

Median home value

$42,700$67,900

Median gross rent

$786$850

Thayer

Population

3350

Median household income

$65,938$52,500

Median home value

$51,300$26,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lorimor	Thayer
Under 5	10.7%	30.0%
5 to 17	23.5%	22.0%
18 to 24	6.1%	0.0%
25 to 34	7.2%	16.0%
35 to 44	6.1%	2.0%
45 to 54	13.3%	18.0%
55 to 64	16.0%	4.0%
65 to 74	10.1%	8.0%
75 and over	6.9%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lorimor	Thayer
White (non-Hispanic)	88.8%	48.0%
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	5.1%	52.0%
Hispanic or Latino	6.1%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lorimor	Thayer
No high school diploma	13.4%	0.0%
High school graduate	39.7%	66.7%
Some college or associate's	42.4%	29.2%
Bachelor's degree	1.3%	4.2%
Graduate or professional degree	3.1%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lorimor	Thayer
Drove alone	66.7%	100.0%
Carpooled	16.7%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.8%	0.0%
Other means	2.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lorimor	Thayer
1-unit, detached	76.8%	78.9%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.3%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	8.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.8%	21.1%

Poverty & households

	Lorimor	Thayer
Poverty rate	25.3%	0.0%
Average household size	2.52	4.17
Mean commute (minutes)	38	76
Median year structure built	1938	1938