Arlington vs West Union

A side-by-side comparison of Arlington and West Union: population, income, housing, and more.

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

West Union has the higher population (2,393 vs 452 in Arlington). West Union has the higher median household income ($50,909 vs $41,250 in Arlington). West Union has the higher median home value ($133,200 vs $110,900 in Arlington).

Population, income & housing

	Arlington	West Union
Population	452	2,393
Median age	48.9 yrs	42.0 yrs
Median household income	$41,250	$50,909
Median home value	$110,900	$133,200
Median gross rent	$525	$925
Housing units	223	1,305
Homeownership rate	90.7%	64.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.5%	24.9%
Unemployment rate	1.0%	2.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Arlington	West Union
Population	454 → 452 (-0.4%)	2,545 → 2,393 (-6.0%)
Median household income	$47,500 → $41,250 (-13.2%)	$48,250 → $50,909 (+5.5%)
Median home value	$81,100 → $110,900 (+36.7%)	$100,400 → $133,200 (+32.7%)
Median gross rent	$419 → $525 (+25.3%)	$538 → $925 (+71.9%)

Arlington

Population

454452

Median household income

$47,500$41,250

Median home value

$81,100$110,900

Median gross rent

$419$525

West Union

Population

2,5452,393

Median household income

$48,250$50,909

Median home value

$100,400$133,200

Median gross rent

$538$925

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Arlington	West Union
Under 5	6.6%	3.5%
5 to 17	11.5%	20.6%
18 to 24	10.0%	9.7%
25 to 34	8.0%	6.9%
35 to 44	6.9%	11.9%
45 to 54	14.2%	8.6%
55 to 64	14.2%	11.9%
65 to 74	17.3%	11.2%
75 and over	11.5%	15.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Arlington	West Union
White (non-Hispanic)	87.2%	91.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.7%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.4%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino	7.7%	6.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Arlington	West Union
No high school diploma	12.3%	6.4%
High school graduate	48.3%	37.0%
Some college or associate's	25.8%	31.8%
Bachelor's degree	10.2%	16.7%
Graduate or professional degree	3.4%	8.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Arlington	West Union
Drove alone	75.9%	86.9%
Carpooled	19.5%	3.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.1%	3.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.5%	4.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Arlington	West Union
1-unit, detached	87.4%	78.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	0.9%	4.6%
5 to 19 units	2.7%	7.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.1%
Mobile home & other	9.0%	6.5%

Poverty & households

	Arlington	West Union
Poverty rate	17.9%	12.8%
Average household size	2.11	2.05
Mean commute (minutes)	41	18
Median year structure built	1938	1960