COMPARING TWO PLACES
Lowden vs Muscatine
PLACE A
Lowden, Iowa
VS
PLACE B
Muscatine, Iowa
Lowden is 97% smaller than Muscatine. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars.
LOWDENMUSCATINEDIFFERENCE
Total population76923,164−97% vs Muscatine
Population density7171,273−556
Population growth2.3%4.0%−1.7 pts
Median age42.237.0+5.2
Male42.9%50.4%−7.4 pts
Female57.1%49.6%+7.4 pts
Foreign-born0.0%7.2%−7.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic95.7%70.5%+25.2 pts
Black0.0%3.6%−3.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.9%20.4%−17.5 pts
Asian0.0%0.9%−0.9 pts
Other1.4%4.7%−3.3 pts
Median household income$56,118$58,117−$1,999
Per capita income$38,205$30,853+$7,352
Poverty rate7.7%19.1%−11.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3650.441−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher22.7%21.1%+1.5 pts
Graduate degree10.7%5.6%+5.1 pts
Unemployment rate5.7%4.3%+1.4 pts
Labor force participation60.8%61.7%−0.9 pts
Median home value$119,800$153,600−$33,800
Median gross rent$839$974−$135
Owner-occupied76.6%66.5%+10.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate3.5%7.4%−3.9 pts
Rent-burdened households42.9%48.0%−5.1 pts
Average commute32.316.3+16.0
Worked from home8.8%6.3%+2.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Uninsured0.3%5.0%−4.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025