West Branch, IA Demographic Data
West Branch, IA Summary
West Branch is located in Johnson County in Iowa
- Population: 2,606
- Area: 3.19 sq. miles
- Land Area: 3.19 sq. miles
- Water Area: NA
- Population Density: 816.67 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 761.48 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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West Branch, IA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
1,368
53%
50.8
Male
1,213
47%
49.2
Total Population
2,581
323,128,000
West Branch, IA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
162
6.3%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
172
6.7%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
171
6.6%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
161
6.2%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
64
2.5%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
414
16.0%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
315
12.2%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
369
14.3%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
178
6.9%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
140
5.4%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
275
10.7%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
85
3.3%
4.4
85 Years and Over
75
2.9%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
1,963
76.1%
77.2
Female
1,017
51.8%
51.3
Male
946
48.2%
48.7
21 Years and over
1,873
72.6%
73.1
62 Years and over
528
20.5%
18.8
65 Years and over
435
16.9%
15.2
Female
218
50.1%
55.8
Male
217
49.9%
44.2
Median Age (years)
39
0.0%
0.0
West Branch, IA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
2,526
97.9%
96.8
White
2,471
95.7%
72.6
Black or African American
0
0.0%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
0.8
Asian
11
0.4%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
4
0.2%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
7
0.3%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
44
1.7%
5.1
Two or More Races
55
2.1%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
160
6.2%
17.8
Mexican
142
5.5%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
18
0.7%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
2,421
93.8%
82.2
West Branch, IA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
12
0.6%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
58
3.1%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
539
29.1%
27.2
Some college, no degree
469
25.3%
20.6
Associate's Degree
189
10.2%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
402
21.7%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
182
9.8%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
70
3.7%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
1,781
96.1%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
584
31.5%
31.2
West Branch, IA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
475
22.9%
33.7%
Now Married
1,126
54.2%
47.5
Divorced
334
16.1%
11.0%
Separated
41
2.0%
2.0
Widowed
100
4.8
5.8%
West Branch, IA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
2,398
99.1%
78.4%
Languages other than english
21
0.9%
21.6%
Spanish
21
0.9%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
0
0.0%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
West Branch, IA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
75
6.9%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
10
0.9%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
92
8.4%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
94
8.6%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
170
15.6%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
228
20.9%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
185
17.0%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
172
15.8%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
28
2.6%
5.8
$200,000 or more
35
3.2%
6.4
Median household income
61,493
57,617
Per capita income
30,643
31,128
West Branch, IA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
10
0.7%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
91
6.5%
9.8
Construction
95
6.8%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
480
34.1%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
111
7.9%
6.6
Information
24
1.7%
2.1
Manufacturing
146
10.4%
10.1
Other services except public administration
25
1.8%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
117
8.3%
11.4
Public administration
58
4.1%
4.6
Retail trade
129
9.2%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
83
5.9%
5.2
Wholesale trade
38
2.7%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
108
7.7%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
577
41.0%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
188
13.4%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
288
20.5%
23.3%
Service occupations
246
17.5%
18.1%
West Branch, IA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
1,360
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
1,062
78.1%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
134
9.9%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
4
0.3%
5.1
Walked
15
1.1%
2.7
Other means
27
2.0%
1.8
Worked at home
118
8.7%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
21.2
26.6
West Branch, IA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
26
2.4%
8.7
1 vehicles
373
34.3%
33.2
2 vehicles
523
48.0%
37.1
3 or more
167
15.3%
21.0
West Branch, IA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
1,089
95.0%
87.6
Owner Occupied
881
80.9%
63.1
Renter Occupied
208
19.1%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
57
5.0%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
12
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.1
0.0%
2.5
West Branch, IA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,146
1 room
15
1.3%
2.4
2 rooms
14
1.2%
2.7
3 rooms
32
2.8%
9.1
4 rooms
183
16.0%
16.5
5 rooms
278
24.3%
19.8
6 rooms
219
19.1%
17.8
7 rooms
162
14.1%
12.0
8 rooms
98
8.6%
8.6
9 rooms or more
145
12.7%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
West Branch, IA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,146
1-unit, detached
678
59.2%
61.5
1-unit, attached
98
8.6%
5.9
2-units
48
4.2%
3.6
3 or 4 units
38
3.3%
4.4
5 to 9 units
48
4.2%
4.8
10 to 19 units
66
5.8%
4.4
20 or more units
0
0.0%
9.0
Mobile home
170
14.8%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
West Branch, IA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
267
23.3%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
16
1.4%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
26
2.3%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
165
14.4%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
173
15.1%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
62
5.4%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
241
21.0%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
169
14.7%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
27
2.4%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
West Branch, IA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
916
84.1%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
10
0.9%
4.7
Electricity
158
14.5%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
5
0.5%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
West Branch, IA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
612
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
13
2.1%
7.0%
Less than $500
18
2.9%
1.6%
$2,000 to $2,499
22
3.6%
11.8%
$500 to $999
138
22.5%
20.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
153
25.0%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
268
43.8%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
252
41.7%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
106
17.5%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
125
20.7%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
42
6.9%
7.0%
35.0% or more
80
13.2%
21.3%
Not Computed
7
0.0%
0.0%
West Branch, IA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
199
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
Less than $500
46
23.1%
10.7%
$1,000 to $1,499
49
24.6%
28.3%
$500 to $999
104
52.3%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
9
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
656
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
73
36.7%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
19
9.5%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
26
13.1%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
12
6.0%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
41
20.6%
9.0%
35.0% or more
28
14.1%
40.7%
Not Computed
9
0.0%
0.0%
West Branch, IA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
881
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
124
14.1%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
116
13.2%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
240
27.2%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
223
25.3%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
150
17.0%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
17
1.9%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
0
0.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
11
1.2%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
139,500
205,000
