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West Liberty, IA

3,776 Population
1.8 square miles 2,136.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

35 ±2 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Muscatine, IA Micro Area: 39.6 ±0.6
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Iowa: 38.6 ±0.2
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$29,228 ±$2,368 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Muscatine, IA Micro Area: $35,349 ±$1,402
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Iowa: $40,877 ±$247
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$69,345 ±$6,570 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in the Muscatine, IA Micro Area: $69,396 ±$3,217
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Iowa: $75,059 ±$418
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

11.3% ±4.8% (421  ±180) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Muscatine, IA Micro Area: 13.7% † 5,727 (±1.7% / ±702)
  • about the same as 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)

16.5 minutes ±2 (35,220  ±5,389) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Muscatine, IA Micro Area: 19 370,450 (±0.7 / ±18,324)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Iowa: 19.8 28,362,076 (±0.1 / ±233,595)
  • about three-fifths of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

1,360 ±167 Number of households
  • the Muscatine, IA Micro Area: 17,345 ±339
  • Iowa: 1,315,707 ±3,984
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.7 ±0.3 (3,732  ±17) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Muscatine, IA Micro Area: 2.4 41,851 (±0.1 / ±26)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Iowa: 2.4 3,111,021
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

5.4% ±4.4% (52  ±43) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Muscatine, IA Micro Area: 5.8% † 526 (±1.8% / ±160)
  • a little less than the rate in Iowa: 5.7% 41,080 (±0.2% / ±1,625)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

1,406 ±171 Number of housing units
  • the Muscatine, IA Micro Area: 18,454 ±114
  • Iowa: 1,437,699 ±523
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$180,000 ±$15,616 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in the Muscatine, IA Micro Area: $182,100 ±$10,208
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Iowa: $208,000 ±$1,141
  • about half the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

15.5% ±8.9% (582  ±332.4) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in the Muscatine, IA Micro Area: 12.1% † 5,092 (±2.1% / ±864.1)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Iowa: 12.9% 408,833 (±0.3% / ±7,883.1)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

72% ±9.8% (1,805  ±285.8) High school grad or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Muscatine, IA Micro Area: 89.7% 25,904 (±3.7% / ±1,076.4)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Iowa: 93.3% 2,008,851 (±0.4% / ±9,325.6)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
16.2% ±5% (407  ±130) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Muscatine, IA Micro Area: 23.1% 6,671 (±1.9% / ±558.9)
  • about half the rate in Iowa: 31.4% 676,908 (±0.3% / ±5,442.9)
  • about half 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

21.6% ±5.5% (816  ±207) Foreign-born population
  • more than double the rate in the Muscatine, IA Micro Area: 6.8% 2,901
  • more than double the rate in Iowa: 5.9% 189,988
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

2.4% ±1.7% (65  ±47) Population with veteran status
  • about two-fifths of the rate in the Muscatine, IA Micro Area: 6% † 1,946 (±0.9% / ±276)
  • about one-third of the rate in Iowa: 6.5% 160,571 (±0.1% / ±2,289)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
65 Total veterans ±47 47 Male ±35 18 Female ±25

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