East Amana vs West Amana

A side-by-side comparison of East Amana and West Amana: population, income, housing, and more.

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

East Amana has the higher population (53 vs 45 in West Amana). Since 2019, East Amana's population has grown faster (+71.0% vs -58.7%).

Population, income & housing

	East Amana	West Amana
Population	53	45
Median age	15.5 yrs	59.2 yrs
Median household income	—	$82,813
Housing units	7	21
Homeownership rate	0.0%	33.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	15.6%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Amana	West Amana
Population	31 → 53 (+71.0%)	109 → 45 (-58.7%)
Median household income	—	$87,083 → $82,813 (-4.9%)
Median home value	—	$131,300 → $138,800 (+5.7%)

East Amana

Population

3153

West Amana

Population

10945

Median household income

$87,083$82,813

Median home value

$131,300$138,800

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Amana	West Amana
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	77.4%	0.0%
18 to 24	0.0%	0.0%
25 to 34	0.0%	15.6%
35 to 44	22.6%	11.1%
45 to 54	0.0%	0.0%
55 to 64	0.0%	64.4%
65 to 74	0.0%	0.0%
75 and over	0.0%	8.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Amana	West Amana
White (non-Hispanic)	9.4%	80.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	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%	20.0%
Two or more races	90.6%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Amana	West Amana
No high school diploma	0.0%	0.0%
High school graduate	41.7%	73.3%
Some college or associate's	58.3%	11.1%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	15.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Amana	West Amana
Drove alone	100.0%	100.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Amana	West Amana
1-unit, detached	0.0%	0.0%
1-unit, attached	100.0%	66.7%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	33.3%
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

	East Amana	West Amana
Poverty rate	90.6%	0.0%
Average household size	7.57	2.14
Median year structure built	—	1938