Donnellson vs West Point

A side-by-side comparison of Donnellson and West Point: population, income, housing, and more.

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

West Point has the higher population (841 vs 813 in Donnellson). West Point has the higher median household income ($66,000 vs $55,313 in Donnellson). West Point has the higher median home value ($158,700 vs $134,000 in Donnellson).

Population, income & housing

	Donnellson	West Point
Population	813	841
Median age	37.4 yrs	42.0 yrs
Median household income	$55,313	$66,000
Median home value	$134,000	$158,700
Median gross rent	$751	$581
Housing units	352	400
Homeownership rate	76.0%	75.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.1%	24.6%
Unemployment rate	1.6%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Donnellson	West Point
Population	1,039 → 813 (-21.8%)	892 → 841 (-5.7%)
Median household income	$53,581 → $55,313 (+3.2%)	$51,548 → $66,000 (+28.0%)
Median home value	$103,600 → $134,000 (+29.3%)	$120,600 → $158,700 (+31.6%)
Median gross rent	$654 → $751 (+14.8%)	$540 → $581 (+7.6%)

Donnellson

Population

1,039813

Median household income

$53,581$55,313

Median home value

$103,600$134,000

Median gross rent

$654$751

West Point

Population

892841

Median household income

$51,548$66,000

Median home value

$120,600$158,700

Median gross rent

$540$581

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Donnellson	West Point
Under 5	5.7%	5.6%
5 to 17	22.5%	21.3%
18 to 24	3.8%	4.0%
25 to 34	11.2%	8.2%
35 to 44	14.5%	15.5%
45 to 54	6.6%	11.9%
55 to 64	12.5%	6.5%
65 to 74	12.3%	19.7%
75 and over	10.8%	7.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Donnellson	West Point
White (non-Hispanic)	96.3%	97.0%
Black or African American	2.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.4%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Donnellson	West Point
No high school diploma	3.8%	6.4%
High school graduate	38.5%	34.9%
Some college or associate's	33.6%	34.1%
Bachelor's degree	18.8%	16.5%
Graduate or professional degree	5.2%	8.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Donnellson	West Point
Drove alone	83.7%	80.8%
Carpooled	10.4%	9.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.5%	3.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.5%	2.0%
Other means	0.8%	5.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Donnellson	West Point
1-unit, detached	75.6%	74.0%
1-unit, attached	2.0%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	13.1%	16.5%
5 to 19 units	5.4%	1.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.0%
Mobile home & other	4.0%	5.3%

Poverty & households

	Donnellson	West Point
Poverty rate	13.9%	6.7%
Average household size	2.48	2.23
Mean commute (minutes)	27	18
Median year structure built	1966	1970