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52776

West Liberty, IA · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
5,090
Median household income
$79,665
People below poverty
8.8%
Median home value
$204,000

Income

The median income of households in 52776 was $79,665. An estimated 3.4% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 5.9% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 52776 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 3.4
$10,000 to $14,999 2.1
$15,000 to $24,999 5.9
$25,000 to $34,999 3.4
$35,000 to $49,999 5.3
$50,000 to $74,999 25.8
$75,000 to $99,999 13.3
$100,000 to $149,999 27.7
$150,000 to $199,999 7.2
$200,000 or more 5.9

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 52776 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 49415
Female 48308

An estimated 87.3% of households received earnings. An estimated 26.1% of households received Social Security and an estimated 16.3 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $27,342. 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 52776 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 87.3
Social Security 26.1
Retirement income 16.3
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 3.4
Cash public assistance income 1.7

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 8.8 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 10.3% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 11.9% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 7.5% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 52776 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 8.8
Children under 18 years below poverty 10.3
People 65 years old and over below poverty 11.9
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 7.5

In 2020-2024, 15.4 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 70.7% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 26.1% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 57.5% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 52776 in 2020-2024, 94.9% had health insurance coverage and 5.1% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 73.4% and public coverage was 34.8%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 1.3%.


In 2020-2024, 52776 had a total population of 5,090 - 2,632 (51.7%) females and 2,458 (48.3%) males. The median age was 35.9 years. An estimated 26.5% of the population was under 18 years, 30.2% was 19 to 44 years, 27.7% was 45 to 64 years, and 13.9 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 52776 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 141 139
5 to 9 153 251
10 to 14 145 183
15 to 19 279 149
20 to 24 95 131
25 to 29 187 54
30 to 34 164 357
35 to 39 122 195
40 to 44 119 113
45 to 49 109 168
50 to 54 191 225
55 to 59 131 138
60 to 64 228 218
65 to 69 175 124
70 to 74 66 64
75 to 79 121 30
80 to 84 9 55
85 and over 23 38

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 64.8% were White; 0% were Black or African American; 6.6% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0% were Asian; 0% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 13.3% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 42.6% of the people in 52776 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 57% of the people in 52776 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 1,861 households in 52776. The average household size was 2.71 people.

Married-couple households made up 55% of the households in 52776 while cohabiting couple households made up 13.6% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 18% of all households, while 13.3% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 10.7% of households were male householders living alone, and 9.3% were female householders living alone, for a total of 20% of all households.

In 52776, 39.9% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 27.4% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 52776 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 55
Cohabiting Couples 13.6
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
13.3
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
18

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 54.6% of males and 48.1% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 32.9 26.8
Now married, except separated 54.6 48.1
Separated 0 2.2
Widowed 1.4 8.6
Divorced 11 14.2

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 52776, 185 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 58.9% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 84% of the people living in 52776 were U.S. natives. 63.1% of the 52776 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 16% of 52776 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 41.9% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 85.8 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 52776 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 52776.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 52776 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 100
Asia 0
Europe 0
Africa 0
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 52776 in 2020-2024, 37.4 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 37.2% of people at least five years old; 16.5% 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 52776 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 37.2
Other Indo-European languages 0
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.2
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 87.7 % of the people at least one year old living in 52776 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 52776 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 87.7
Different house, same county 10.4
Different county, same state 1.2
Different state 0.8
Abroad 0

Education

In 2020-2024, 78.2 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 20.7% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 21.8% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 52776 was 1,340 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 94 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 1,033. College or graduate school enrollment was 213.

Educational Attainment of People in 52776 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 21.8
High school diploma or equivalency 30.9
Some college, no degree 15
Associate's degree 11.6
Bachelor's degree 11.9
Graduate or professional degree 8.8

Disability

In 52776, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 12.4 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 6.8% of people under 18 years old, to 11.1% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 30% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 52776, 72.7 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 25.9% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 78.4% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 16.8% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 4.7 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 2,202 78.4
Federal, state, or local government workers 473 16.8
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 133 4.7

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 52776 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 52776 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 5.4
Construction 10.5
Manufacturing 31.4
Wholesale trade 4.2
Retail trade 6.5
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 1.7
Information 0.7
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 0.7
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 4.5
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 27.1
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 4.6
Other Services, except public administration 1.9
Public administration 0.8

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 52776 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 909 32.4
Service occupations 270 9.6
Sales and office occupations 394 14
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 332 11.8
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 903 32.2

Commuting to Work

An estimated 74.9% of 52776 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 16.7% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 18.3 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 52776 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 74.9
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 16.7
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 2.8
Other means 1.3
Worked from home 4.2

In 2020-2024, 52776 had a total of 1,907 housing units. Of these housing units, 74.5% 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"). 18.7% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 6.8% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 52776 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 74.5
Apartments in multi-unit structures 18.7
Mobile homes 6.8
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

4.8% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 25.5% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 52776 was 6.5 rooms, and of these housing units 72.6% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 52776 had 1,861 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 46 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 78.8% while renters occupied 21.2%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.82 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.32.

9.6% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 10.3% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 4.4% and another 34.3% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 52776:

House Heating Fuel Used in 52776 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 81.1
Electricity 17.2
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 0.8
No fuel used 0.9

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 52776 was $204,000.

Of the owner-occupied households, 61.3 % had a mortgage. 38.7% 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 $1,573 and for owners without a mortgage it was $636.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 52776 was $1,012. 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.