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West Bend, Iowa

West Bend city, Iowa · ACS 2024 5-year estimates · CBP 2023

Small townRural scaleHigher incomeDecliningPalo Alto County · 0.9 sq mi

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Key statistics vs peer group
Metric2010–2025West BendPeer medianPctileSource
Population85582464
Population change (10 yr)-7.3%-1.0%0
Median household income$86,154$85,46973
Poverty rate7.4%5.3%64
Bachelor's degree or higher25.1%23.4%73
Housing unit change (10 yr)-16.6%-0.6%33
Median owner-occupied home value$159,700$231,4000
Median gross rent$538$1,0920
Housing vacancy rate11.6%10.0%55
Worked from home3.7%10.3%0
Population, 2010–2024
West BendPeer median
Median household income, 2010–2024
West BendPeer median
Change between releases
Metric2010201720172024Peer median, latest span
Population+13.3%+12.8%+3.0%
Housing units+13.1%-6.9%+17.9%
Median household income+25.7%+81.7%+71.4%
Median owner-occupied home value+57.1%+52.7%+45.9%
Median gross rent+30.3%-13.1%+48.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher-1.5%+48.2%+30.5%
Worked from home-50.8%+37.8%+77.8%
Poverty rate-9.3%-35.1%+202.0%
Establishment density · Palo Alto County, per 10k residents
Restaurants & bars24.8US 21.3above US rate
Grocery & food retail6.8US 4.8above US rate
Other retail0.0US n/anot published
Personal & repair services3.4US 8.1below US rate
Professional & technical services13.5US 29.5below US rate
Ambulatory health care13.5US 21.0below US rate
Arts, entertainment & recreation4.5US 5.0below US rate
Accommodation5.6US 2.1above US rate
Construction26.0US 24.3above US rate
Manufacturing0.0US n/anot published
Peer snapshot · 10 places
PlaceSimilarityPopulationPop change 10yIncomeBA or higher
Pleasant Plains, IL89886-0.7%$89,64325.3%
Sharptown, MD89874$85,93820.8%
Bernville, PA87802-1.2%$89,16725.0%
Climax, MI87723$85,31322.8%
Inkom, ID87936$85,62521.6%
Oakley, ID86830$78,75028.3%
Clayton, IN86818$82,18822.0%
Millerton, NY86851$83,09024.4%
Oxford, IA85779$82,63920.8%
Stockton, MN84811$86,04223.9%