Durant vs West Branch

A side-by-side comparison of Durant and West Branch: population, income, housing, and more.

Durant and West Branch are places in Iowa. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

West Branch has the higher population (2,526 vs 1,904 in Durant). West Branch has the higher median household income ($87,891 vs $82,563 in Durant). West Branch has the higher median home value ($226,700 vs $202,000 in Durant).

Population, income & housing

	Durant	West Branch
Population	1,904	2,526
Median age	42.0 yrs	34.7 yrs
Median household income	$82,563	$87,891
Median home value	$202,000	$226,700
Median gross rent	$765	$958
Housing units	813	1,004
Homeownership rate	75.8%	78.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.9%	28.7%
Unemployment rate	0.5%	0.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Durant	West Branch
Population	1,880 → 1,904 (+1.3%)	2,249 → 2,526 (+12.3%)
Median household income	$65,625 → $82,563 (+25.8%)	$61,964 → $87,891 (+41.8%)
Median home value	$161,600 → $202,000 (+25.0%)	$159,800 → $226,700 (+41.9%)
Median gross rent	$867 → $765 (-11.8%)	$769 → $958 (+24.6%)

Durant

Population

1,8801,904

Median household income

$65,625$82,563

Median home value

$161,600$202,000

Median gross rent

$867$765

West Branch

Population

2,2492,526

Median household income

$61,964$87,891

Median home value

$159,800$226,700

Median gross rent

$769$958

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Durant	West Branch
Under 5	5.8%	7.4%
5 to 17	17.3%	20.7%
18 to 24	6.3%	10.5%
25 to 34	13.7%	11.7%
35 to 44	11.7%	17.8%
45 to 54	13.5%	7.7%
55 to 64	13.7%	9.9%
65 to 74	9.2%	7.6%
75 and over	8.9%	6.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Durant	West Branch
White (non-Hispanic)	91.8%	90.2%
Black or African American	0.8%	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.9%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.7%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	4.8%	5.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Durant	West Branch
No high school diploma	1.9%	3.9%
High school graduate	36.9%	32.4%
Some college or associate's	30.4%	35.0%
Bachelor's degree	24.1%	19.6%
Graduate or professional degree	6.8%	9.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Durant	West Branch
Drove alone	88.3%	83.3%
Carpooled	2.2%	4.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.9%
Walked	3.6%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.8%	10.0%
Other means	0.2%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Durant	West Branch
1-unit, detached	77.5%	58.4%
1-unit, attached	6.3%	11.0%
2 to 4 units	6.5%	7.3%
5 to 19 units	7.9%	11.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.8%	12.0%

Poverty & households

	Durant	West Branch
Poverty rate	7.0%	11.1%
Average household size	2.46	2.64
Mean commute (minutes)	23	23
Median year structure built	1968	1994