Hawkeye vs West Union

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

Hawkeye 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 521 in Hawkeye). Hawkeye has the higher median household income ($62,917 vs $50,909 in West Union). West Union has the higher median home value ($133,200 vs $78,900 in Hawkeye).

Population, income & housing

	Hawkeye	West Union
Population	521	2,393
Median age	38.1 yrs	42.0 yrs
Median household income	$62,917	$50,909
Median home value	$78,900	$133,200
Median gross rent	$708	$925
Housing units	212	1,305
Homeownership rate	76.3%	64.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.8%	24.9%
Unemployment rate	2.8%	2.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hawkeye	West Union
Population	430 → 521 (+21.2%)	2,545 → 2,393 (-6.0%)
Median household income	$55,250 → $62,917 (+13.9%)	$48,250 → $50,909 (+5.5%)
Median home value	$71,200 → $78,900 (+10.8%)	$100,400 → $133,200 (+32.7%)
Median gross rent	$653 → $708 (+8.4%)	$538 → $925 (+71.9%)

Hawkeye

Population

430521

Median household income

$55,250$62,917

Median home value

$71,200$78,900

Median gross rent

$653$708

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)

	Hawkeye	West Union
Under 5	8.8%	3.5%
5 to 17	18.2%	20.6%
18 to 24	2.5%	9.7%
25 to 34	16.3%	6.9%
35 to 44	14.6%	11.9%
45 to 54	7.5%	8.6%
55 to 64	11.7%	11.9%
65 to 74	11.1%	11.2%
75 and over	9.2%	15.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hawkeye	West Union
White (non-Hispanic)	90.8%	91.7%
Black or African American	1.5%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	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	3.3%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino	4.0%	6.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hawkeye	West Union
No high school diploma	9.0%	6.4%
High school graduate	47.1%	37.0%
Some college or associate's	34.1%	31.8%
Bachelor's degree	8.4%	16.7%
Graduate or professional degree	1.4%	8.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hawkeye	West Union
Drove alone	76.4%	86.9%
Carpooled	4.8%	3.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.3%	3.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.8%	4.8%
Other means	0.7%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hawkeye	West Union
1-unit, detached	88.2%	78.7%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	8.5%	4.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	7.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.1%
Mobile home & other	2.4%	6.5%

Poverty & households

	Hawkeye	West Union
Poverty rate	3.5%	12.8%
Average household size	2.47	2.05
Mean commute (minutes)	26	18
Median year structure built	1938	1960