Lowell vs West Mineral

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

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

Lowell has the higher population (304 vs 155 in West Mineral). Lowell has the higher median household income ($88,214 vs $40,417 in West Mineral). Lowell has the higher median home value ($110,700 vs $36,800 in West Mineral).

Population, income & housing

	Lowell	West Mineral
Population	304	155
Median age	55.1 yrs	46.1 yrs
Median household income	$88,214	$40,417
Median home value	$110,700	$36,800
Median gross rent	$937	$1,300
Housing units	124	87
Homeownership rate	54.8%	74.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.5%	4.5%
Unemployment rate	4.8%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lowell	West Mineral
Population	349 → 304 (-12.9%)	129 → 155 (+20.2%)
Median household income	$32,685 → $88,214 (+169.9%)	$32,500 → $40,417 (+24.4%)
Median home value	$106,300 → $110,700 (+4.1%)	$29,500 → $36,800 (+24.7%)
Median gross rent	$583 → $937 (+60.7%)	$1,042 → $1,300 (+24.8%)

Lowell

Population

349304

Median household income

$32,685$88,214

Median home value

$106,300$110,700

Median gross rent

$583$937

West Mineral

Population

129155

Median household income

$32,500$40,417

Median home value

$29,500$36,800

Median gross rent

$1,042$1,300

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lowell	West Mineral
Under 5	0.0%	7.7%
5 to 17	4.6%	16.8%
18 to 24	3.3%	4.5%
25 to 34	3.3%	13.5%
35 to 44	18.8%	7.1%
45 to 54	18.1%	21.3%
55 to 64	26.6%	5.2%
65 to 74	6.9%	12.3%
75 and over	18.4%	11.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lowell	West Mineral
White (non-Hispanic)	92.4%	72.3%
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	7.6%	21.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	5.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lowell	West Mineral
No high school diploma	18.9%	11.8%
High school graduate	13.9%	28.2%
Some college or associate's	59.6%	55.5%
Bachelor's degree	2.1%	0.9%
Graduate or professional degree	5.4%	3.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lowell	West Mineral
Drove alone	92.0%	75.4%
Carpooled	0.0%	14.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.0%	9.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lowell	West Mineral
1-unit, detached	59.7%	67.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	9.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	40.3%	23.0%

Poverty & households

	Lowell	West Mineral
Poverty rate	0.0%	9.0%
Average household size	2.05	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	18	18
Median year structure built	1997	1970