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52358

West Branch, IA · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
3,598
Median household income
$91,686
People below poverty
4.7%
Median home value
$240,300

Income

The median income of households in 52358 was $91,686. An estimated 0.2% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 8% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 52358 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 0.2
$10,000 to $14,999 1.3
$15,000 to $24,999 3.8
$25,000 to $34,999 8.3
$35,000 to $49,999 11
$50,000 to $74,999 17.8
$75,000 to $99,999 14.4
$100,000 to $149,999 23.5
$150,000 to $199,999 11.7
$200,000 or more 8

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 52358 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 62145
Female 53277

An estimated 79.3% of households received earnings. An estimated 32.1% of households received Social Security and an estimated 27.8 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $30,258. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 52358 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 79.3
Social Security 32.1
Retirement income 27.8
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 3.1
Cash public assistance income 0.5

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 4.7 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 4.8% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 5.4% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 4.4% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 52358 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 4.7
Children under 18 years below poverty 4.8
People 65 years old and over below poverty 5.4
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 4.4

In 2020-2024, 3.2 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 63.8% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 46.8% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 42.6% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 52358 in 2020-2024, 94.2% had health insurance coverage and 5.8% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 78.4% and public coverage was 29.4%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 10.5%.


In 2020-2024, 52358 had a total population of 3,598 - 1,858 (51.6%) females and 1,740 (48.4%) males. The median age was 39.5 years. An estimated 22.5% of the population was under 18 years, 31.6% was 19 to 44 years, 22.3% was 45 to 64 years, and 21.5 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 52358 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 118 88
5 to 9 109 135
10 to 14 152 106
15 to 19 74 106
20 to 24 116 64
25 to 29 108 105
30 to 34 78 101
35 to 39 183 169
40 to 44 90 124
45 to 49 98 67
50 to 54 116 95
55 to 59 110 79
60 to 64 93 141
65 to 69 69 95
70 to 74 105 151
75 to 79 68 82
80 to 84 33 83
85 and over 20 67

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 95.9% were White; 0.3% were Black or African American; 6.4% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0.2% were Asian; 0% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 3.6% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 2.6% of the people in 52358 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 94.7% of the people in 52358 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 1,488 households in 52358. The average household size was 2.38 people.

Married-couple households made up 54.4% of the households in 52358 while cohabiting couple households made up 11.3% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 23.5% of all households, while 10.8% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 7.1% of households were male householders living alone, and 19% were female householders living alone, for a total of 26.1% of all households.

In 52358, 28.8% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 33.1% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 52358 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 54.4
Cohabiting Couples 11.3
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
10.8
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
23.5

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 62.3% of males and 55% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 31.7 22.9
Now married, except separated 62.3 55
Separated 0 0.3
Widowed 0.8 11.4
Divorced 5.2 10.4

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 52358, 23 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 0% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 99.3% of the people living in 52358 were U.S. natives. 84.7% of the 52358 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 0.7% of 52358 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 73.1% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 73.1 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 52358 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 52358.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 52358 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 42.3
Asia 30.8
Europe 26.9
Africa 0
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 52358 in 2020-2024, 1.1 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 0.6% of people at least five years old; 0.5% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 52358 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 0.6
Other Indo-European languages 0.3
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.2
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 80.9 % of the people at least one year old living in 52358 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 52358 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 80.9
Different house, same county 12.6
Different county, same state 4.8
Different state 1.5
Abroad 0.2

Education

In 2020-2024, 97 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 34.1% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 3% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 52358 was 680 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 25 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 613. College or graduate school enrollment was 42.

Educational Attainment of People in 52358 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 3
High school diploma or equivalency 26
Some college, no degree 19.4
Associate's degree 17.5
Bachelor's degree 25
Graduate or professional degree 9.1

Disability

In 52358, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 8.9 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 3% of people under 18 years old, to 6.7% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 21.9% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 52358, 66.9 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 30% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 72.4% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 20.5% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 7.1 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 1,382 72.4
Federal, state, or local government workers 392 20.5
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 135 7.1

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 52358 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 52358 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 4.9
Construction 6
Manufacturing 8.7
Wholesale trade 5.3
Retail trade 7.8
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 7
Information 0.6
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 5.3
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 7.8
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 31.4
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 7.2
Other Services, except public administration 4.9
Public administration 2.9

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 52358 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 613 32.1
Service occupations 312 16.3
Sales and office occupations 488 25.6
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 250 13.1
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 246 12.9

Commuting to Work

An estimated 77.5% of 52358 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 5.6% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 24.6 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 52358 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 77.5
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 5.6
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0.8
Walked 0
Other means 0.7
Worked from home 15.4

In 2020-2024, 52358 had a total of 1,725 housing units. Of these housing units, 80% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 10.4% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 9.7% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 52358 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 80
Apartments in multi-unit structures 10.4
Mobile homes 9.7
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

20.2% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 27% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 52358 was 6.6 rooms, and of these housing units 78.2% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 52358 had 1,488 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 237 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 84.9% while renters occupied 15.1%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.46 and in renter-occupied houses it was 1.92.

1.5% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 18.5% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 0.6% and another 21.4% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 52358:

House Heating Fuel Used in 52358 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 82.3
Electricity 16.6
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 1.1
All other fuels 0
No fuel used 0

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 52358 was $240,300.

Of the owner-occupied households, 56.7 % had a mortgage. 43.3% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,834 and for owners without a mortgage it was $747.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 52358 was $1,092. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.