Clermont vs West Union

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

Clermont 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 Clermont). Clermont has the higher median household income ($73,906 vs $50,909 in West Union). West Union has the higher median home value ($133,200 vs $117,200 in Clermont).

Population, income & housing

	Clermont	West Union
Population	452	2,393
Median age	51.5 yrs	42.0 yrs
Median household income	$73,906	$50,909
Median home value	$117,200	$133,200
Median gross rent	$507	$925
Housing units	265	1,305
Homeownership rate	84.0%	64.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.5%	24.9%
Unemployment rate	2.1%	2.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clermont	West Union
Population	566 → 452 (-20.1%)	2,545 → 2,393 (-6.0%)
Median household income	$53,864 → $73,906 (+37.2%)	$48,250 → $50,909 (+5.5%)
Median home value	$108,400 → $117,200 (+8.1%)	$100,400 → $133,200 (+32.7%)
Median gross rent	$515 → $507 (-1.6%)	$538 → $925 (+71.9%)

Clermont

Population

566452

Median household income

$53,864$73,906

Median home value

$108,400$117,200

Median gross rent

$515$507

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)

	Clermont	West Union
Under 5	3.3%	3.5%
5 to 17	10.0%	20.6%
18 to 24	6.9%	9.7%
25 to 34	14.2%	6.9%
35 to 44	5.5%	11.9%
45 to 54	14.4%	8.6%
55 to 64	19.9%	11.9%
65 to 74	12.6%	11.2%
75 and over	13.3%	15.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clermont	West Union
White (non-Hispanic)	96.9%	91.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.1%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	6.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clermont	West Union
No high school diploma	6.6%	6.4%
High school graduate	34.6%	37.0%
Some college or associate's	43.2%	31.8%
Bachelor's degree	11.9%	16.7%
Graduate or professional degree	3.6%	8.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clermont	West Union
Drove alone	83.4%	86.9%
Carpooled	1.8%	3.8%
Public transit	0.7%	0.0%
Walked	3.3%	3.8%
Bicycle	0.7%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.3%	4.8%
Other means	3.7%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clermont	West Union
1-unit, detached	95.1%	78.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	2.3%	4.6%
5 to 19 units	0.8%	7.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.1%
Mobile home & other	1.9%	6.5%

Poverty & households

	Clermont	West Union
Poverty rate	9.1%	12.8%
Average household size	2.06	2.05
Mean commute (minutes)	23	18
Median year structure built	1950	1960