West Union city, IA

Fayette County, IA

2022 population: 2,468 ( 18 from 2010 )
Land area: 2.7 square miles
Population density: 898.5 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	2,270	91.98%	3.9%
Black:	8	0.32%	69.2%
Indian:	1	0.04%	80.0%
Asian:	7	0.28%	75.0%
2+ races:	20	0.81%	66.7%
Hispanic:	162	6.56%	224.0%

Total non-White:	198	8.02%	61.0%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-93	-4.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	75	3.7

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
2,486
2,363	95.05%
26	1.05%
5	0.20%
28	1.13%
12	0.48%
50	2.01%
123	4.95%

2000
2,562
2,482	96.88%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
14	0.55%
24	0.94%
42	1.64%
80	3.12%

1990
2,490
2,473	99.32%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
17	0.68%
n/a
0	0.00%
17	0.68%

1980
2,754
2,699	98.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
6	0.22%
n/a
49	1.78%
55	2.00%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-119	-4.6
43	1.7

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

9	0.4
63	2.5

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-226	-8.2
-38	-1.4

Age, Family & Household Data for West Union city, IA

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
40.6
590	23.9%
1,878	76.1%
599	24.3%

1,100
2.11

565	51.4%
446	78.9%
84	14.9%
535	48.6%

2010
Number	Percent
42.4
544	21.9%
1,942	78.1%
552	22.2%

1,106
2.12

626	56.6%
498	79.6%
66	10.5%
480	43.4%

2000
Number	Percent
39.4
601	23.5%
1,961	76.5%
560	21.9%

1,105
2.19

667	60.4%
527	79.0%
64	9.6%
438	39.6%

1990
Number	Percent
38.4
623	25.0%
1,867	75.0%
582	23.4%

1,054
2.29

669	63.5%
577	86.2%
31	4.6%
385	36.5%

1980
Number	Percent
36.8
650	23.6%
2,104	76.4%
634	23.0%

1,094
2.39

758	69.3%
693	91.4%
31	4.1%
336	30.7%

2022 Housing Data for West Union city, IA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	52	4.7%
$10,000 to $14,999	48	4.4%
$15,000 to $19,999	76	6.9%
$20,000 to $24,999	153	13.9%
$25,000 to $29,999	37	3.4%
$30,000 to $34,999	9	0.8%
$35,000 to $39,999	51	4.6%
$40,000 to $44,999	73	6.6%
$45,000 to $49,999	50	4.5%
$50,000 to $59,999	119	10.8%
$60,000 to $74,999	86	7.8%
$75,000 to $99,999	109	9.9%
$100,000 to $124,999	83	7.5%
$125,000 to $149,999	74	6.7%
$150,000 to $199,999	36	3.3%
$200,000 or more	44	4.0%

Median Household Income	50,050
Per Capita Income	29,452

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	14	1.3%
Public Assistance	10	0.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	95	8.6%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	950	76.8%
Unemployed	22	1.8%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	972	78.6%
Not in Labor Force	265	21.4%

Real Unemployment Rate		23.2%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	310	266	53.8%
Non-Profit	56	89	38.6%
Self-Employed	80	73	52.3%

Local Government	79	65	54.9%
State Government	17	78	17.9%
Federal Government	5	0	100.0%

Total Private + Self	390	339	53.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	157	232	40.4%
Total	547	571	48.9%

Pct. Govt.	21.8%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	134	11.8%
Sales and Office Occupations	251	22.1%
Professional, Technical	236	20.8%
Service Occupations	257	22.6%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	27	2.4%
All others	258	22.7%

White Collar		54.7%

Industry
	Number	%
Educational services	256	22.5%
Health care and social assistance	157	13.8%
Construction	131	11.5%
Retail trade	104	9.2%
Accommodation and food services	96	8.5%
Finance and insurance	66	5.8%
Manufacturing	66	5.8%
Other services	61	5.4%
Professional, scientific, technical	50	4.4%
Public administration	39	3.4%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	35	3.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	21	1.8%
Transportation and warehousing	19	1.7%
Wholesale trade	13	1.1%
Utilities	9	0.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	8	0.7%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	5	0.4%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	98	3.97%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	33	1.34%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	26	1.05%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	4	0.16%
Honduran	12	0.49%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	10	0.41%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	5	0.20%
Argentinean	5	0.20%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Thai	4	0.16%
Chinese	3	0.12%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	2,193	94.4%
Spanish	112	4.8%
German, other Germanic	10	0.4%
Other Asian	4	0.2%
Chinese	3	0.1%
Other Indo-European	2	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	1,092	44.2%
Norwegian	658	26.7%
Irish	396	16.0%
Swiss	150	6.1%
American	104	4.2%
English	97	3.9%
European	93	3.8%
Swedish	53	2.1%
French	37	1.5%
Dutch	31	1.3%
Scottish	30	1.2%
Ukrainian	26	1.1%
Czech	21	0.9%
Northern European	18	0.7%
British	17	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	2,409	97.6%
Not a citizen	59	2.4%

Native	2,409	97.6%
Foreign-born	59	2.4%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
53	3.2%	57	3.4%	599	35.9%	550	33.0%	299	17.9%	111	6.7%
Average years of education: 13.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	53	3.2%
9-12 Years	57	3.4%
H.S. Grad or GED	599	35.9%
Some College	550	33.0%
Bach. Degree	299	17.9%
Grad Degree	111	6.7%
Average years of education: 13.4

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +46	R +6	D + 1.1%
D +40
How to interpret this table

Year	Turnout	Winner	Runner-Up	Other	Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	62%	Donald Trump* (R)	713	59.2%	Joe Biden (D)	467	38.8%	24	2.0%	1,204	6	12	0.07%
2016	60%	Donald Trump (R)	667	57.3%	Hillary Clinton (D)	427	36.7%	71	6.1%	1,165	6	11	0.07%

2020 President, West Union city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

467

38.8%

Donald Trump* (R)

713

59.2%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.1%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

1,204

Turnout: 62%	Diff (St): 6	Diff (US): 12

2016 President, West Union city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

427

36.7%

Donald Trump (R)

667

57.3%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2.5%

Jill Stein (Grn)

0.6%

Other

3.0%

TOTAL

1,165

Turnout: 60%	Diff (St): 6	Diff (US): 11

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for West Union city, IA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	S2	62%	Joni Ernst* (R)	697	58.4%	Theresa Greenfield (D)	463	38.8%	33 [+]	2.8%	1,193	7	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Rick Stewart (Libertarian) 23 (1.9%); Suzanne Herzog (I) 10 (0.8%);
2018	G	52%	Kim Reynolds* (R)	541	53.7%	Fred Hubbell (D)	435	43.2%	31 [+]	3.1%	1,007	3	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Jake Porter (Libertarian) 17 (1.7%); Gary Siegwarth (Clean Water) 14 (1.4%);
2016	S3	60%	Charles Grassley* (R)	786	67.5%	Patty Judge (D)	348	29.9%	31 [+]	2.7%	1,165	7	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Charles Aldrich (Libertarian) 17 (1.5%); Other (Write-in) 14 (1.2%);
2014	S2	48%	Joni Ernst (R)	492	52.7%	Bruce Braley (D)	404	43.3%	37 [+]	4.0%	933	1	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Rick Stewart (I) 20 (2.1%); Bob Quast (I) 9 (1.0%); Douglas Butzier (Libertarian) 4 (0.4%); Ruth Smith (I) 3 (0.3%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);
2014	G	48%	Terry Branstad* (R)	593	63.5%	Jack Hatch (D)	307	32.9%	34 [+]	3.6%	934	5	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Jonathan Narcisse (Iowa) 14 (1.5%); Jim Hennager (New Independent) 10 (1.1%); Lee Hieb (Libertarian) 7 (0.7%); Other (Write-in) 3 (0.3%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	1,284
Median Value	$124,400

Occupied	1,100	85.7%
Vacant	184	14.3%

Owned	698	63.5%
Rented	402	36.5%
Median Rent	$833

Single-Family Units	1,009	78.6%
Detached	986	76.8%
Attached	23	1.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units	135	10.5%
Mobile Homes	48	3.7%

West Union city, IA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for West Union city, IA

2022 Housing Data for West Union city, IA

2022 Income & Employment Data for West Union city, IA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for West Union city, IA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for West Union city, IA

Historical Presidential Election Results for West Union city, IA

Historical Statewide Election Results for West Union city, IA