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Lawler, Iowa: commercial real estate data.
Lawler is a Census city of 363 people across 0.96 square miles of land, in Chickasaw County. Median household income is $65,833, 80.4 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $50,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Lawler
What Lawler is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.96 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land380 plus or minus 94
- County holding the largest share of its areaChickasaw County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lawler
How many people live in Lawler
- Population363 plus or minus 90
- Median age42.9 plus or minus 10.0
- Population under 1871 plus or minus 29
- Share under 1819.6 percent plus or minus 6.2
- Population 65 and over108 plus or minus 27
- Share 65 and over29.8 percent
- Households158 plus or minus 38
- Family households104 plus or minus 26
- Share of households that are families65.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lawler
Income and work in Lawler
- Median household income$65,833 plus or minus $19,166
- Per capita income$33,796
- Civilian labor force203 plus or minus 60
- Employed193 plus or minus 59
- Unemployed10 plus or minus 12
- Unemployment rate4.9 percent plus or minus 5.7
- Adults 25 and over250 plus or minus 52
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher89.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher18.8 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.6 percent plus or minus 3.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lawler
Housing in Lawler
- Housing units208
- Occupied units158 plus or minus 38
- Vacant units50 plus or minus 26
- Vacancy rate24.0 percent plus or minus 11.6
- Owner occupied127 plus or minus 32
- Renter occupied31 plus or minus 17
- Ownership rate80.4 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$117,100
- Median gross rent, monthly$621 plus or minus $141
- Annual rent as a share of median income11.3 percent plus or minus 4.2
- Single family units176 plus or minus 38
- Share single family84.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more30 plus or minus 18
- Share in buildings of two or more14.4 percent plus or minus 8.3
- Mobile homes2 plus or minus 3
- Median year structure built1972
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lawler
How Lawler gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute180 plus or minus 59
- Commuting under 15 minutes79 plus or minus 33
- Share commuting under 15 minutes43.9 percent plus or minus 10.9
- Commuting 30 minutes or more47 plus or minus 24
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more26.1 percent plus or minus 10.0
- Drove alone80.8 percent
- Carpooled10.4 percent plus or minus 7.7
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked2.1 percent plus or minus 3.0
- Worked from home6.7 percent plus or minus 7.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lawler
SBA loans in Lawler (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$50,000
- Average approval$50,000
- Median approval$50,000
- Largest approval$50,000
- Jobs supported8
- Jobs per approval8.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term72 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Lawler, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Lawler
Flood risk in Lawler
- NFIP communityCity of Lawler
- NFIP community number190067
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/28/12(M)
The City of Lawler participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 190067 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Chickasaw County, not Lawler
Chickasaw County context, not Lawler figures
- Establishments in Chickasaw County353
- Covered employment, Chickasaw County5,115
- Average annual pay, Chickasaw County$55,425
- Housing units permitted, Chickasaw County5
Every figure in this section is published for Chickasaw County as a whole and is not a measurement of Lawler.
All Chickasaw County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Lawler questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Lawler, Iowa?
363, in 158 households. Lawler city covers 0.96 square miles of land, which is 380 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Lawler in?
Chickasaw County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Lawler?
$65,833. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $117,100. Median gross rent is $621 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Lawler businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $50,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $50,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Lawler, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Lawler borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Lawler. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Lawler in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Lawler appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Lawler, city of, community 190067, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Lawler figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Chickasaw County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Lawler.
Is zoning published for Lawler?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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