Lovilia

Population: 477
Median household income: $55,000
Median home value: $89,800

Lovilia, a community in Monroe County, Iowa, has 477 residents. At $55,000, its median household income sits below Monroe County's $72,518.

From 2019 to 2023, Lovilia's population declined 23.4% from 623 to 477, while its median home value rose 12.0% from $80,200 to $89,800.

The typical home was built around 1950. 12.8% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 477
Median age: 29.4 yrs
Median household income: $55,000
Median home value: $89,800
Median gross rent: $783
Housing units: 178
Homeownership rate: 83.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.5%
Unemployment rate: 4.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

623477

Median household income

$52,083$55,000

Median home value

$80,200$89,800

Median gross rent

$665$783

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	623	$52,083	$80,200	$665
2020	625	$54,479	$85,100	$733
2021	645	$54,821	$86,600	$715
2022	542	$60,104	$90,000	$792
2023	477	$55,000	$89,800	$783

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

Age distribution

Under 55.0%

5 to 1710.3%

18 to 2420.3%

25 to 3417.0%

35 to 446.3%

45 to 5410.9%

55 to 6415.9%

65 to 748.4%

75 and over5.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	24	5.0%
5 to 17	49	10.3%
18 to 24	97	20.3%
25 to 34	81	17.0%
35 to 44	30	6.3%
45 to 54	52	10.9%
55 to 64	76	15.9%
65 to 74	40	8.4%
75 and over	28	5.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	467	97.9%
Black or African American	1	0.2%
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	9	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.9%

High school graduate60.3%

Some college or associate's27.4%

Bachelor's degree6.2%

Graduate or professional degree1.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	15	4.9%
High school graduate	185	60.3%
Some college or associate's	84	27.4%
Bachelor's degree	19	6.2%
Graduate or professional degree	4	1.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 39 min

Drove alone79.8%

Carpooled13.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.8%

Other means3.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	209	79.8%
Carpooled	34	13.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	10	3.8%
Other means	9	3.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	31	12.3%
15 to 29 min	35	13.9%
30 to 44 min	70	27.8%
45 to 59 min	88	34.9%
60+ min	28	11.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.68
Poverty rate: 12.8% (61 of 477)

	Count	Share
Family households	123	69.1%
Nonfamily households	55	30.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1950

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	178	100.0%
Vacant	0	0.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	149	83.7%
Renter-occupied	29	16.3%

1-unit, detached84.8%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units3.9%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other11.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	151	84.8%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	7	3.9%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	20	11.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1946830
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.52 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.1347, -92.9079