Lorimor

Population: 375
Median household income: $43,281
Median home value: $67,900

Lorimor, a community in Union County, Iowa, has 375 residents. At $43,281, its median household income sits below Union County's $56,813.

From 2019 to 2023, Lorimor's population declined 7.4% from 405 to 375, while its median home value rose 59.0% from $42,700 to $67,900.

4.5% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 65.1% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 375
Median age: 36.0 yrs
Median household income: $43,281
Median home value: $67,900
Median gross rent: $850
Housing units: 207
Homeownership rate: 65.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 4.5%
Unemployment rate: 6.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

405375

Median household income

$39,167$43,281

Median home value

$42,700$67,900

Median gross rent

$786$850

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	405	$39,167	$42,700	$786
2020	396	$35,750	$38,500	$727
2021	442	$37,500	$48,600	$733
2022	359	$36,563	$71,300	$781
2023	375	$43,281	$67,900	$850

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

Age distribution

Under 510.7%

5 to 1723.5%

18 to 246.1%

25 to 347.2%

35 to 446.1%

45 to 5413.3%

55 to 6416.0%

65 to 7410.1%

75 and over6.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	40	10.7%
5 to 17	88	23.5%
18 to 24	23	6.1%
25 to 34	27	7.2%
35 to 44	23	6.1%
45 to 54	50	13.3%
55 to 64	60	16.0%
65 to 74	38	10.1%
75 and over	26	6.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	333	88.8%
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	19	5.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	23	6.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.4%

High school graduate39.7%

Some college or associate's42.4%

Bachelor's degree1.3%

Graduate or professional degree3.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	30	13.4%
High school graduate	89	39.7%
Some college or associate's	95	42.4%
Bachelor's degree	3	1.3%
Graduate or professional degree	7	3.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 38 min

Drove alone66.7%

Carpooled16.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.8%

Other means2.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	80	66.7%
Carpooled	20	16.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	4	3.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	13	10.8%
Other means	3	2.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	15	14.0%
15 to 29 min	27	25.2%
30 to 44 min	39	36.4%
45 to 59 min	1	0.9%
60+ min	25	23.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.52
Poverty rate: 25.3% (95 of 375)

	Count	Share
Family households	87	58.4%
Nonfamily households	62	41.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	149	72.0%
Vacant	58	28.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	97	65.1%
Renter-occupied	52	34.9%

1-unit, detached76.8%

1-unit, attached1.0%

2 to 4 units4.3%

5 to 19 units8.2%

20 or more units2.9%

Mobile home & other6.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	159	76.8%
1-unit, attached	2	1.0%
2 to 4 units	9	4.3%
5 to 19 units	17	8.2%
20 or more units	6	2.9%
Mobile home & other	14	6.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1946515
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.43 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.1267, -94.0569