Beaverdale vs West Burlington

A side-by-side comparison of Beaverdale and West Burlington: population, income, housing, and more.

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

West Burlington has the higher population (3,184 vs 905 in Beaverdale). Beaverdale has the higher median household income ($66,000 vs $48,289 in West Burlington). Beaverdale has the higher median home value ($171,200 vs $126,700 in West Burlington).

Population, income & housing

	Beaverdale	West Burlington
Population	905	3,184
Median age	50.6 yrs	35.9 yrs
Median household income	$66,000	$48,289
Median home value	$171,200	$126,700
Median gross rent	$1,369	$780
Housing units	413	1,357
Homeownership rate	87.8%	66.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.1%	21.9%
Unemployment rate	3.6%	1.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Beaverdale	West Burlington
Population	1,002 → 905 (-9.7%)	2,927 → 3,184 (+8.8%)
Median household income	$61,917 → $66,000 (+6.6%)	$45,469 → $48,289 (+6.2%)
Median home value	$95,800 → $171,200 (+78.7%)	$107,400 → $126,700 (+18.0%)
Median gross rent	$861 → $1,369 (+59.0%)	$748 → $780 (+4.3%)

Beaverdale

Population

1,002905

Median household income

$61,917$66,000

Median home value

$95,800$171,200

Median gross rent

$861$1,369

West Burlington

Population

2,9273,184

Median household income

$45,469$48,289

Median home value

$107,400$126,700

Median gross rent

$748$780

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Beaverdale	West Burlington
Under 5	9.9%	6.7%
5 to 17	16.9%	16.6%
18 to 24	4.2%	13.9%
25 to 34	5.1%	10.8%
35 to 44	9.3%	15.1%
45 to 54	16.6%	7.0%
55 to 64	16.8%	10.2%
65 to 74	12.8%	8.1%
75 and over	8.4%	11.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Beaverdale	West Burlington
White (non-Hispanic)	94.6%	83.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	6.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.9%	6.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	4.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Beaverdale	West Burlington
No high school diploma	14.4%	4.1%
High school graduate	29.8%	39.8%
Some college or associate's	23.7%	34.2%
Bachelor's degree	14.7%	15.8%
Graduate or professional degree	17.3%	6.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Beaverdale	West Burlington
Drove alone	68.1%	74.7%
Carpooled	13.7%	15.4%
Public transit	0.0%	2.4%
Walked	18.2%	3.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.4%
Worked from home	0.0%	2.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Beaverdale	West Burlington
1-unit, detached	64.6%	66.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	5.2%
2 to 4 units	1.9%	5.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	10.8%
Mobile home & other	33.4%	8.2%

Poverty & households

	Beaverdale	West Burlington
Poverty rate	20.4%	23.2%
Average household size	2.41	2.21
Mean commute (minutes)	11	17
Median year structure built	1979	1961