Lowell vs Weir

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

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

Weir has the higher population (910 vs 304 in Lowell). Lowell has the higher median household income ($88,214 vs $51,625 in Weir). Lowell has the higher median home value ($110,700 vs $55,400 in Weir).

Population, income & housing

	Lowell	Weir
Population	304	910
Median age	55.1 yrs	14.4 yrs
Median household income	$88,214	$51,625
Median home value	$110,700	$55,400
Median gross rent	$937	$638
Housing units	124	296
Homeownership rate	54.8%	69.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.5%	13.5%
Unemployment rate	4.8%	3.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lowell	Weir
Population	349 → 304 (-12.9%)	659 → 910 (+38.1%)
Median household income	$32,685 → $88,214 (+169.9%)	$33,500 → $51,625 (+54.1%)
Median home value	$106,300 → $110,700 (+4.1%)	$52,600 → $55,400 (+5.3%)
Median gross rent	$583 → $937 (+60.7%)	$545 → $638 (+17.1%)

Lowell

Population

349304

Median household income

$32,685$88,214

Median home value

$106,300$110,700

Median gross rent

$583$937

Weir

Population

659910

Median household income

$33,500$51,625

Median home value

$52,600$55,400

Median gross rent

$545$638

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lowell	Weir
Under 5	0.0%	18.0%
5 to 17	4.6%	36.3%
18 to 24	3.3%	4.2%
25 to 34	3.3%	12.9%
35 to 44	18.8%	8.7%
45 to 54	18.1%	5.9%
55 to 64	26.6%	5.9%
65 to 74	6.9%	2.9%
75 and over	18.4%	5.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lowell	Weir
White (non-Hispanic)	92.4%	91.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.7%
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	7.6%	7.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lowell	Weir
No high school diploma	18.9%	13.8%
High school graduate	13.9%	35.4%
Some college or associate's	59.6%	37.3%
Bachelor's degree	2.1%	9.3%
Graduate or professional degree	5.4%	4.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lowell	Weir
Drove alone	92.0%	86.1%
Carpooled	0.0%	6.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.0%	4.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lowell	Weir
1-unit, detached	59.7%	67.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	1.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	40.3%	31.4%

Poverty & households

	Lowell	Weir
Poverty rate	0.0%	17.4%
Average household size	2.05	3.94
Mean commute (minutes)	18	25
Median year structure built	1997	1971