Mediapolis vs West Burlington

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

Mediapolis 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 1,930 in Mediapolis). Mediapolis has the higher median household income ($71,250 vs $48,289 in West Burlington). Mediapolis has the higher median home value ($167,300 vs $126,700 in West Burlington).

Population, income & housing

	Mediapolis	West Burlington
Population	1,930	3,184
Median age	34.7 yrs	35.9 yrs
Median household income	$71,250	$48,289
Median home value	$167,300	$126,700
Median gross rent	$968	$780
Housing units	770	1,357
Homeownership rate	73.6%	66.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	34.3%	21.9%
Unemployment rate	1.8%	1.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mediapolis	West Burlington
Population	1,795 → 1,930 (+7.5%)	2,927 → 3,184 (+8.8%)
Median household income	$59,545 → $71,250 (+19.7%)	$45,469 → $48,289 (+6.2%)
Median home value	$118,800 → $167,300 (+40.8%)	$107,400 → $126,700 (+18.0%)
Median gross rent	$602 → $968 (+60.8%)	$748 → $780 (+4.3%)

Mediapolis

Population

1,7951,930

Median household income

$59,545$71,250

Median home value

$118,800$167,300

Median gross rent

$602$968

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)

	Mediapolis	West Burlington
Under 5	11.0%	6.7%
5 to 17	20.4%	16.6%
18 to 24	2.6%	13.9%
25 to 34	17.3%	10.8%
35 to 44	12.6%	15.1%
45 to 54	7.2%	7.0%
55 to 64	10.2%	10.2%
65 to 74	10.5%	8.1%
75 and over	8.4%	11.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mediapolis	West Burlington
White (non-Hispanic)	90.1%	83.1%
Black or African American	1.1%	6.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.8%	6.7%
Hispanic or Latino	2.8%	4.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mediapolis	West Burlington
No high school diploma	5.2%	4.1%
High school graduate	27.9%	39.8%
Some college or associate's	32.6%	34.2%
Bachelor's degree	23.8%	15.8%
Graduate or professional degree	10.4%	6.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mediapolis	West Burlington
Drove alone	83.6%	74.7%
Carpooled	6.4%	15.4%
Public transit	0.6%	2.4%
Walked	0.9%	3.4%
Bicycle	1.1%	1.4%
Worked from home	7.4%	2.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mediapolis	West Burlington
1-unit, detached	80.6%	66.2%
1-unit, attached	5.3%	5.2%
2 to 4 units	8.7%	5.8%
5 to 19 units	0.3%	3.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	10.8%
Mobile home & other	5.1%	8.2%

Poverty & households

	Mediapolis	West Burlington
Poverty rate	9.7%	23.2%
Average household size	2.58	2.21
Mean commute (minutes)	24	17
Median year structure built	1967	1961