Keokuk vs West Point

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

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

Keokuk has the higher population (9,748 vs 841 in West Point). West Point has the higher median household income ($66,000 vs $49,340 in Keokuk). West Point has the higher median home value ($158,700 vs $93,700 in Keokuk).

Population, income & housing

	Keokuk	West Point
Population	9,748	841
Median age	40.3 yrs	42.0 yrs
Median household income	$49,340	$66,000
Median home value	$93,700	$158,700
Median gross rent	$810	$581
Housing units	4,968	400
Homeownership rate	60.1%	75.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.4%	24.6%
Unemployment rate	5.8%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Keokuk	West Point
Population	10,324 → 9,748 (-5.6%)	892 → 841 (-5.7%)
Median household income	$39,779 → $49,340 (+24.0%)	$51,548 → $66,000 (+28.0%)
Median home value	$71,200 → $93,700 (+31.6%)	$120,600 → $158,700 (+31.6%)
Median gross rent	$648 → $810 (+25.0%)	$540 → $581 (+7.6%)

Keokuk

Population

10,3249,748

Median household income

$39,779$49,340

Median home value

$71,200$93,700

Median gross rent

$648$810

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)

	Keokuk	West Point
Under 5	6.4%	5.6%
5 to 17	16.9%	21.3%
18 to 24	6.8%	4.0%
25 to 34	15.3%	8.2%
35 to 44	10.4%	15.5%
45 to 54	9.8%	11.9%
55 to 64	13.3%	6.5%
65 to 74	11.7%	19.7%
75 and over	9.3%	7.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Keokuk	West Point
White (non-Hispanic)	89.3%	97.0%
Black or African American	3.2%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.1%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.7%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	3.6%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Keokuk	West Point
No high school diploma	9.4%	6.4%
High school graduate	36.1%	34.9%
Some college or associate's	37.1%	34.1%
Bachelor's degree	12.9%	16.5%
Graduate or professional degree	4.5%	8.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Keokuk	West Point
Drove alone	85.1%	80.8%
Carpooled	4.7%	9.0%
Public transit	0.1%	0.0%
Walked	1.9%	3.2%
Bicycle	1.5%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.5%	2.0%
Other means	1.2%	5.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Keokuk	West Point
1-unit, detached	72.1%	74.0%
1-unit, attached	1.9%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	9.1%	16.5%
5 to 19 units	2.6%	1.3%
20 or more units	11.0%	2.0%
Mobile home & other	3.3%	5.3%

Poverty & households

	Keokuk	West Point
Poverty rate	20.3%	6.7%
Average household size	2.20	2.23
Mean commute (minutes)	14	18
Median year structure built	1950	1970