Waucoma vs Westgate

A side-by-side comparison of Waucoma and Westgate: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Waucoma has the higher population (330 vs 211 in Westgate). Waucoma has the higher median household income ($71,250 vs $52,188 in Westgate). Waucoma has the higher median home value ($102,100 vs $92,500 in Westgate).

Population, income & housing

	Waucoma	Westgate
Population	330	211
Median age	26.9 yrs	34.4 yrs
Median household income	$71,250	$52,188
Median home value	$102,100	$92,500
Median gross rent	$588	$925
Housing units	136	100
Homeownership rate	84.5%	84.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.0%	7.4%
Unemployment rate	0.5%	6.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Waucoma	Westgate
Population	223 → 330 (+48.0%)	224 → 211 (-5.8%)
Median household income	$49,167 → $71,250 (+44.9%)	$50,833 → $52,188 (+2.7%)
Median home value	$66,300 → $102,100 (+54.0%)	$67,500 → $92,500 (+37.0%)
Median gross rent	$448 → $588 (+31.3%)	$600 → $925 (+54.2%)

Waucoma

Population

223330

Median household income

$49,167$71,250

Median home value

$66,300$102,100

Median gross rent

$448$588

Westgate

Population

224211

Median household income

$50,833$52,188

Median home value

$67,500$92,500

Median gross rent

$600$925

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Waucoma	Westgate
Under 5	2.7%	4.7%
5 to 17	20.3%	18.5%
18 to 24	22.7%	6.2%
25 to 34	7.0%	22.3%
35 to 44	5.2%	8.1%
45 to 54	17.0%	7.1%
55 to 64	10.3%	19.0%
65 to 74	11.2%	11.8%
75 and over	3.6%	2.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Waucoma	Westgate
White (non-Hispanic)	97.3%	87.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	8.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.5%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino	1.2%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Waucoma	Westgate
No high school diploma	3.9%	7.4%
High school graduate	39.7%	65.1%
Some college or associate's	51.4%	20.1%
Bachelor's degree	5.0%	2.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	5.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Waucoma	Westgate
Drove alone	85.3%	86.8%
Carpooled	4.3%	6.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.9%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.9%	5.3%
Other means	6.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Waucoma	Westgate
1-unit, detached	90.4%	88.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	6.6%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	5.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.9%	7.0%

Poverty & households

	Waucoma	Westgate
Poverty rate	5.8%	26.2%
Average household size	2.84	2.34
Mean commute (minutes)	18	27
Median year structure built	1972	1942