Lawler

Population: 397
Median household income: $62,500
Median home value: $112,500

Lawler, a community in Chickasaw County, Iowa, has 397 residents. The median household income of $62,500 is below the Chickasaw County median ($73,421).

From 2019 to 2023, Lawler's population grew 2.6% from 387 to 397, while its median home value rose 43.5% from $78,400 to $112,500.

Owners occupy 77.2% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 43.9 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 397
Median age: 43.9 yrs
Median household income: $62,500
Median home value: $112,500
Median gross rent: $650
Housing units: 209
Homeownership rate: 77.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.2%
Unemployment rate: 3.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

387397

Median household income

$55,000$62,500

Median home value

$78,400$112,500

Median gross rent

$443$650

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	387	$55,000	$78,400	$443
2020	352	$58,750	$79,000	$440
2021	414	$52,813	$81,300	$575
2022	377	$54,688	$90,000	$625
2023	397	$62,500	$112,500	$650

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

Age distribution

Under 54.5%

5 to 1713.9%

18 to 2410.8%

25 to 3413.4%

35 to 449.3%

45 to 547.8%

55 to 6413.4%

65 to 7417.4%

75 and over9.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	18	4.5%
5 to 17	55	13.9%
18 to 24	43	10.8%
25 to 34	53	13.4%
35 to 44	37	9.3%
45 to 54	31	7.8%
55 to 64	53	13.4%
65 to 74	69	17.4%
75 and over	38	9.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	372	93.7%
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	5	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	20	5.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.0%

High school graduate48.0%

Some college or associate's22.8%

Bachelor's degree13.9%

Graduate or professional degree5.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	28	10.0%
High school graduate	135	48.0%
Some college or associate's	64	22.8%
Bachelor's degree	39	13.9%
Graduate or professional degree	15	5.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone80.6%

Carpooled10.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	183	80.6%
Carpooled	24	10.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	4	1.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	16	7.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	88	41.7%
15 to 29 min	62	29.4%
30 to 44 min	40	19.0%
45 to 59 min	6	2.8%
60+ min	15	7.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.16
Poverty rate: 13.6% (54 of 397)

	Count	Share
Family households	115	62.5%
Nonfamily households	69	37.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	184	88.0%
Vacant	25	12.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	142	77.2%
Renter-occupied	42	22.8%

1-unit, detached87.6%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units8.1%

5 to 19 units3.3%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other1.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	183	87.6%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	17	8.1%
5 to 19 units	7	3.3%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2	1.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1943815
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.96 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 43.0719, -92.1528