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West Union city, Fayette County, IA

2,489 Population
2.7 square miles 906.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.7 ±5.9 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Fayette County: 43.9 ±0.4
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Iowa: 38.6 ±0.2
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$29,792 ±$2,982 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Fayette County: $35,469 ±$1,914
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Iowa: $40,877 ±$247
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$53,617 ±$6,600 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Fayette County: $60,165 ±$4,060
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Iowa: $75,059 ±$418
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

11.6% ±5.5% (272  ±133) Persons below poverty line
  • a little less than the rate in Fayette County: 12% † 2,225 (±2% / ±368)
  • a little higher than the rate in Iowa: 11.1% 344,519 (±0.2% / ±6,799)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

18.5 minutes ±2.7 (19,330  ±4,348) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Fayette County: 22.5 190,005 (±1.2 / ±12,665)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Iowa: 19.8 28,362,076 (±0.1 / ±233,595)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

1,106 ±136 Number of households
  • Fayette County: 8,342 ±182
  • Iowa: 1,315,707 ±3,984
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.1 ±0.4 (2,350  ±282) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Fayette County: 2.2 18,553 (±0.1 / ±15)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Iowa: 2.4 3,111,021
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

4.4% ±3.6% (21  ±18) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Fayette County: 7.6% † 276 (±2.7% / ±100)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Iowa: 5.7% 41,080 (±0.2% / ±1,625)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

1,303 ±137 Number of housing units
  • Fayette County: 9,320 ±35
  • Iowa: 1,437,699 ±523
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$121,000 ±$16,659 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Fayette County: $136,800 ±$11,976
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Iowa: $208,000 ±$1,141
  • about one-third of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

14.2% ±3.7% (349  ±99.7) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Fayette County: 10.5% † 2,004 (±1.8% / ±336.8)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Iowa: 12.9% 408,833 (±0.3% / ±7,883.1)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

91.3% ±4.4% (1,428  ±169.4) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Fayette County: 93.1% 12,554 (±3.7% / ±506.1)
  • about the same as the rate in Iowa: 93.3% 2,008,851 (±0.4% / ±9,325.6)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
23.6% ±5.3% (370  ±91.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Fayette County: 20.7% 2,790 (±1.8% / ±246.4)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Iowa: 31.4% 676,908 (±0.3% / ±5,442.9)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

4.3% ±3.6% (108  ±90) Foreign-born population
  • more than double the rate in Fayette County: 2.1% 407
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Iowa: 5.9% 189,988
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

6.3% ±2.2% (117  ±43) Population with veteran status
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Fayette County: 8.4% † 1,263 (±1% / ±158)
  • about the same as the rate in Iowa: 6.5% 160,571 (±0.1% / ±2,289)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
117 Total veterans ±43 114 Male ±40 3 Female ±5

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