Lowden

Population: 804
Median household income: $54,773
Median home value: $111,000

Located in Cedar County, Iowa, Lowden is a community with a population of 804. Its median household income of $54,773 runs below the Cedar County figure of $79,080.

From 2019 to 2023, Lowden's population declined 8.0% from 874 to 804, while its median home value rose 12.3% from $98,800 to $111,000.

Households average 2.16 people. The median gross rent is $886.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 804
Median age: 39.5 yrs
Median household income: $54,773
Median home value: $111,000
Median gross rent: $886
Housing units: 394
Homeownership rate: 76.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.1%
Unemployment rate: 5.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

874804

Median household income

$61,833$54,773

Median home value

$98,800$111,000

Median gross rent

$745$886

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	874	$61,833	$98,800	$745
2020	909	$61,250	$89,500	$740
2021	819	$63,500	$90,600	$771
2022	749	$57,969	$105,400	$847
2023	804	$54,773	$111,000	$886

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 52.1%

5 to 1723.3%

18 to 244.7%

25 to 3414.4%

35 to 4414.4%

45 to 548.6%

55 to 648.8%

65 to 7414.3%

75 and over9.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	17	2.1%
5 to 17	187	23.3%
18 to 24	38	4.7%
25 to 34	116	14.4%
35 to 44	116	14.4%
45 to 54	69	8.6%
55 to 64	71	8.8%
65 to 74	115	14.3%
75 and over	75	9.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	772	96.0%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	6	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	26	3.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.9%

High school graduate39.5%

Some college or associate's30.4%

Bachelor's degree10.9%

Graduate or professional degree12.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	39	6.9%
High school graduate	222	39.5%
Some college or associate's	171	30.4%
Bachelor's degree	61	10.9%
Graduate or professional degree	69	12.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone89.1%

Carpooled2.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.9%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	312	89.1%
Carpooled	8	2.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	11	3.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	17	4.9%
Other means	2	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	84	25.2%
15 to 29 min	66	19.8%
30 to 44 min	63	18.9%
45 to 59 min	61	18.3%
60+ min	59	17.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.16
Poverty rate: 6.2% (50 of 804)

	Count	Share
Family households	214	57.5%
Nonfamily households	158	42.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1952

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	372	94.4%
Vacant	22	5.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	283	76.1%
Renter-occupied	89	23.9%

1-unit, detached80.2%

1-unit, attached4.6%

2 to 4 units13.5%

5 to 19 units1.3%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	316	80.2%
1-unit, attached	18	4.6%
2 to 4 units	53	13.5%
5 to 19 units	5	1.3%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2	0.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1946920
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.07 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.8589, -90.9229