Olds vs Westwood

A side-by-side comparison of Olds and Westwood: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Westwood has the higher population (104 vs 75 in Olds). Westwood has the higher median household income ($117,083 vs $48,500 in Olds). Westwood has the higher median home value ($258,900 vs $137,500 in Olds).

Population, income & housing

	Olds	Westwood
Population	75	104
Median age	49.3 yrs	54.0 yrs
Median household income	$48,500	$117,083
Median home value	$137,500	$258,900
Median gross rent	$770	—
Housing units	59	49
Homeownership rate	43.5%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.1%	43.5%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Olds	Westwood
Population	200 → 75 (-62.5%)	97 → 104 (+7.2%)
Median household income	$62,500 → $48,500 (-22.4%)	$95,833 → $117,083 (+22.2%)
Median home value	$103,000 → $137,500 (+33.5%)	$207,500 → $258,900 (+24.8%)
Median gross rent	$629 → $770 (+22.4%)	—

Olds

Population

20075

Median household income

$62,500$48,500

Median home value

$103,000$137,500

Median gross rent

$629$770

Westwood

Population

97104

Median household income

$95,833$117,083

Median home value

$207,500$258,900

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Olds	Westwood
Under 5	0.0%	1.9%
5 to 17	5.3%	12.5%
18 to 24	21.3%	3.8%
25 to 34	13.3%	4.8%
35 to 44	9.3%	13.5%
45 to 54	12.0%	15.4%
55 to 64	21.3%	28.8%
65 to 74	4.0%	11.5%
75 and over	13.3%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Olds	Westwood
White (non-Hispanic)	94.7%	100.0%
Black or African American	5.3%	0.0%
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	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Olds	Westwood
No high school diploma	9.1%	2.4%
High school graduate	43.6%	17.6%
Some college or associate's	38.2%	36.5%
Bachelor's degree	5.5%	18.8%
Graduate or professional degree	3.6%	24.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Olds	Westwood
Drove alone	100.0%	76.1%
Carpooled	0.0%	6.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	3.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	14.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Olds	Westwood
1-unit, detached	57.6%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	42.4%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Olds	Westwood
Poverty rate	6.7%	0.0%
Average household size	1.63	2.12
Mean commute (minutes)	25	24
Median year structure built	1959	1973