Lowes vs Water Valley

A side-by-side comparison of Lowes and Water Valley: population, income, housing, and more.

Lowes and Water Valley are places in Kentucky. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Lowes has the higher population (126 vs 112 in Water Valley). Since 2019, Lowes's population has grown faster (+61.5% vs -40.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Lowes	Water Valley
Population	126	112
Median age	67.0 yrs	28.8 yrs
Housing units	85	41
Homeownership rate	100.0%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	8.3%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lowes	Water Valley
Population	78 → 126 (+61.5%)	187 → 112 (-40.1%)
Median household income	—	$49,896 → $80,385 (+61.1%)
Median home value	$64,500 → $64,800 (+0.5%)	$69,400 → $128,800 (+85.6%)
Median gross rent	—	$638 → $1,063 (+66.6%)

Lowes

Population

78126

Median home value

$64,500$64,800

Water Valley

Population

187112

Median household income

$49,896$80,385

Median home value

$69,400$128,800

Median gross rent

$638$1,063

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lowes	Water Valley
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	6.3%	25.0%
18 to 24	0.0%	0.0%
25 to 34	0.0%	28.6%
35 to 44	0.0%	0.0%
45 to 54	4.0%	0.0%
55 to 64	7.9%	37.5%
65 to 74	81.7%	0.0%
75 and over	0.0%	8.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lowes	Water Valley
White (non-Hispanic)	89.7%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	4.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.3%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lowes	Water Valley
No high school diploma	34.7%	11.9%
High school graduate	61.0%	38.1%
Some college or associate's	4.2%	41.7%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	8.3%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lowes	Water Valley
Drove alone	100.0%	100.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lowes	Water Valley
1-unit, detached	100.0%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Lowes	Water Valley
Poverty rate	81.7%	0.0%
Average household size	1.48	2.73
Median year structure built	1970	1974