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West Burlington Independent School District, IA

2,796 Population
2.8 square miles 995.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

36.8 ±7.3 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Des Moines County: 42.3 ±0.7
  • a little less than the figure in Iowa: 38.6 ±0.2
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$30,316 ±$5,224 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Des Moines County: $35,662 ±$1,579
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Iowa: $40,877 ±$247
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$49,861 ±$15,382 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Des Moines County: $62,928 ±$3,409
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Iowa: $75,059 ±$418
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

22.6% ±10.3% (568  ±264) Persons below poverty line
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Des Moines County: 12.8% † 4,851 (±1.8% / ±678)
  • about double the rate in Iowa: 11.1% 344,519 (±0.2% / ±6,799)
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

17.7 minutes ±5.3 (23,775  ±7,987) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Des Moines County: 18 315,270 (±1.3 / ±24,265)
  • 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

1,294 ±161 Number of households
  • Des Moines County: 17,178 ±316
  • Iowa: 1,315,707 ±3,984
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2 ±0.3 (2,629  ±176) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Des Moines County: 2.2 37,814 (±0 / ±18)
  • 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

4.1% ±5.3% (22  ±29) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Des Moines County: 4.6% † 376 (±2% / ±162)
  • 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

1,394 ±179 Number of housing units
  • Des Moines County: 18,802 ±32
  • Iowa: 1,437,699 ±523
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$129,700 ±$15,684 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little less than the amount in Des Moines County: $136,500 ±$6,983
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Iowa: $208,000 ±$1,141
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

13.3% ±5.4% (368  ±152.1) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Des Moines County: 11.7% † 4,478 (±1.9% / ±716.1)
  • a little higher than the rate in Iowa: 12.9% 408,833 (±0.3% / ±7,883.1)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

98.1% ±12.9% (1,735  ±294.9) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Des Moines County: 93.8% 25,348 (±3.3% / ±925.7)
  • a little higher than the rate in Iowa: 93.3% 2,008,851 (±0.4% / ±9,325.6)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
26.1% ±10.6% (462  ±194.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Des Moines County: 23.8% 6,442 (±1.7% / ±449.5)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Iowa: 31.4% 676,908 (±0.3% / ±5,442.9)
  • about three-quarters 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

2.6% ±1.7% (72  ±48) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Des Moines County: 2.3% 899
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Iowa: 5.9% 189,988
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

9.4% ±3% (214  ±71) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Des Moines County: 8.1% † 2,425 (±1.1% / ±340)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Iowa: 6.5% 160,571 (±0.1% / ±2,289)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
214 Total veterans ±71 214 Male ±71 N/A Female ±10

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