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West Branch, IA (Iowa) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $219,675 (it was $88,900 in 2000)
West Branch:

$219,675
Iowa:

$194,600
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $122,804 - $309,324

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $269,161
Here:

$269,161
State:

$245,224

Townhouses or other attached units: $178,153
Here:

$178,153
State:

$238,767

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $87,224
Here:

$87,224
State:

$190,519

Mobile homes: $15,421
Here:

$15,421
State:

$51,271

Total population: 2,349 (Urban population: 0, Rural population: 2,209 (8 farm, 2,201 nonfarm))

Houses: 1,082 (995 occupied: 784 owner occupied, 227 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

22%
State:

28%

Housing density: 547 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $139,517.

Median contract rent in 2022: $747 (lower quartile is $612, upper quartile is $873)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $2,865


Median gross rent in West Branch, IA in 2022: $883

Housing units in West Branch with a mortgage: 550 (60 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 34 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 0

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $89,296

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $52,076

Median monthly housing costs: $1,107

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West Branch, Iowa Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1993

Median year apartment built: 1980

Household type by relationship:

Households: 2,512
  • Male householders: 483 (125 living alone), Female householders: 500 (192 living alone)
  • 515 spouses (512 opposite-sex spouses), 98 unmarried partners, (98 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 735 children (589 natural, 89 adopted, 57 stepchildren), 42 grandchildren, 6 brothers or sisters, 8 parents, 0 foster children, 7 other relatives, 53 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 61

Size of family households: 222 2-persons, 138 3-persons, 92 4-persons, 90 5-persons, 22 6-persons, 18 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 330 1-person, 90 2-persons, 6 3-persons.

509 married couples with children.
76 single-parent households (10 men, 66 women).

98.4% of residents of West Branch speak English at home.
0.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (36% speak English very well, 64% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (33% speak English very well, 67% speak English well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 18 (0.7%)
(44.4% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.8
State:

6.8

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

3.9
State:

4.2

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in West Branch, Iowa
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in West Branch, Iowa
  • 0no bedroom
  • 131 bedroom
  • 1502 bedrooms
  • 3363 bedrooms
  • 1694 bedrooms
  • 1165+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in West Branch, Iowa
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in West Branch, Iowa
  • 0no bedroom
  • 451 bedroom
  • 1222 bedrooms
  • 563 bedrooms
  • 54 bedrooms
  • 05+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in West Branch in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in West Branch in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 32no vehicle
  • 2031 vehicle
  • 3822 vehicles
  • 1233 vehicles
  • 154 vehicles
  • 295+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in West Branch in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in West Branch in renter-occupied apartments
  • 0no vehicle
  • 1351 vehicle
  • 792 vehicles
  • 133 vehicles
  • 04 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in West Branch, Iowa
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in West Branch, Iowa
  • 01 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 193 rooms
  • 884 rooms
  • 1435 rooms
  • 1186 rooms
  • 1277 rooms
  • 1508 rooms
  • 1409+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in West Branch, Iowa
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in West Branch, Iowa
  • 01 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 623 rooms
  • 1184 rooms
  • 285 rooms
  • 96 rooms
  • 07 rooms
  • 08 rooms
  • 119+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in West Branch, IA
  • West Branch, IA household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in West Branch, IA in 2022
  • 8Less than $10,000
  • 87$10,000 to $19,999
  • 103$20,000 to $29,999
  • 71$30,000 to $39,999
  • 91$40,000 to $49,999
  • 81$50,000 to $59,999
  • 84$60,000 to $74,999
  • 228$75,000 to $99,999
  • 95$100,000 to $124,999
  • 69$125,000 to $149,999
  • 52$150,000 to $199,999
  • 37$200,000 or more
  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in West Branch, IA

  • Distribution of house value in West Branch, IA in 2022
  • 11Less than $10,000
  • 44$10,000 to $14,999
  • 18$15,000 to $19,999
  • 36$20,000 to $24,999
  • 8$25,000 to $29,999
  • 5$40,000 to $49,999
  • 6$70,000 to $79,999
  • 2$80,000 to $89,999
  • 10$90,000 to $99,999
  • 61$100,000 to $124,999
  • 40$125,000 to $149,999
  • 53$150,000 to $174,999
  • 51$175,000 to $199,999
  • 160$200,000 to $249,999
  • 72$250,000 to $299,999
  • 133$300,000 to $399,999
  • 59$400,000 to $499,999
  • 12$500,000 to $749,999
  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in West Branch, IA

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in West Branch, IA in 2022
  • 5$150 to $199
  • 4$250 to $299
  • 5$350 to $399
  • 3$400 to $449
  • 9$450 to $499
  • 23$500 to $549
  • 7$600 to $649
  • 16$650 to $699
  • 34$700 to $749
  • 55$750 to $799
  • 6$800 to $899
  • 13$900 to $999
  • 22$1,000 to $1,249
  • 10$1,250 to $1,499
  • 6$1,500 to $1,999
  • 3No cash rent
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 29.1%
Number of people working at home: 80 (5.4% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 75
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 209
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 85
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 154
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 265
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 214
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 253
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 31
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 13
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 52
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 23
  • 90 or more minutes: 19
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - West Branch

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 909 (83.2%)
  • Carpooled: 64 (5.9%)
  • Taxi: 16 (1.5%)
  • Walked: 11 (1.0%)
  • Worked at home: 80 (7.3%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 1.0%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in West Branch, Iowa
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in West Branch, Iowa
  • 112010 or later
  • 72000 to 2009
  • 01990 to 1999
  • 131980 to 1989
  • 171970 to 1979
  • 1Before 1970
Ancestries in West Branch, IA

First ancestries reported:

  • German: 351 (32.2%)
  • American: 176 (16.1%)
  • English: 117 (10.7%)
  • Irish: 68 (6.2%)
  • Norwegian: 29 (2.7%)
  • Danish: 28 (2.6%)
  • Czech: 19 (1.7%)
  • European: 19 (1.7%)
  • Welsh: 17 (1.6%)
  • Belgian: 16 (1.5%)
  • Dutch: 13 (1.2%)
  • Italian: 11 (1.0%)
  • French: 9 (0.8%)
  • Swedish: 9 (0.8%)
  • Czechoslovakian: 8 (0.7%)
  • Polish: 8 (0.7%)
  • Scottish: 5 (0.5%)
  • Northern European: 3 (0.3%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
West Branch:

47.1% (8)
Iowa:

4.6% (8,194)

Sweden
West Branch:

47.1% (8)
Iowa:

0.2% (321)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 2,093
  • Other state: 388
  • Northeast: 11
  • Midwest: 291
  • South: 58
  • West: 25

72.2% of West Branch residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 44.4% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 73.2% lived in Iowa.


West Branch:

72.2%
State average:

87.2%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 6
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 2
  • 7th and 8th grade: 3
  • 9th grade: 0
  • 10th grade: 0
  • 11th grade: 14
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 5
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 219
  • Less than 1 year of college: 84
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 102
  • Associate degree: 98
  • Bachelor's degree: 164
  • Master's degree: 41
  • Professional school degree: 5
  • Doctorate degree: 0
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 0
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 13
  • 9th grade: 0
  • 10th grade: 0
  • 11th grade: 24
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 0
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 310
  • Less than 1 year of college: 26
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 107
  • Associate degree: 122
  • Bachelor's degree: 171
  • Master's degree: 58
  • Professional school degree: 6
  • Doctorate degree: 0
Educational Attainment for Females
West Branch marital status for males
West Branch marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 616
  • One, attached: 71
  • Two: 28
  • 3 or 4: 84
  • 5 to 9: 33
  • 10 to 19: 93
  • Mobile homes: 155

Median worth of mobile homes: $22,734

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 0.5%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 0.5%

House/condo owner moved in on average 6 years ago

Renter moved in on average 4 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in West Branch
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in West Branch, IA
  • 85.1%Utility gas
  • 13.9%Electricity
  • 0.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.3%No fuel used
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in West Branch, IA
  • 55.7%Utility gas
  • 44.3%Electricity

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0
Here:

0.0%
Iowa:

10.6%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
Here:

0.0%
Iowa:

7.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 3
Here:

8.8%
Iowa:

23.9%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability