Kent Estates vs West Liberty

A side-by-side comparison of Kent Estates and West Liberty: population, income, housing, and more.

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

West Liberty has the higher population (3,795 vs 1,863 in Kent Estates). Kent Estates has the higher median household income ($122,014 vs $66,132 in West Liberty). Kent Estates has the higher median home value ($351,100 vs $169,500 in West Liberty).

Population, income & housing

	Kent Estates	West Liberty
Population	1,863	3,795
Median age	49.5 yrs	34.6 yrs
Median household income	$122,014	$66,132
Median home value	$351,100	$169,500
Median gross rent	—	$871
Housing units	665	1,374
Homeownership rate	100.0%	72.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	52.3%	15.3%
Unemployment rate	1.5%	5.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kent Estates	West Liberty
Population	1,991 → 1,863 (-6.4%)	3,757 → 3,795 (+1.0%)
Median household income	$102,688 → $122,014 (+18.8%)	$54,365 → $66,132 (+21.6%)
Median home value	$279,700 → $351,100 (+25.5%)	$125,300 → $169,500 (+35.3%)
Median gross rent	—	$889 → $871 (-2.0%)

Kent Estates

Population

1,9911,863

Median household income

$102,688$122,014

Median home value

$279,700$351,100

West Liberty

Population

3,7573,795

Median household income

$54,365$66,132

Median home value

$125,300$169,500

Median gross rent

$889$871

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Kent Estates	West Liberty
Under 5	3.5%	4.9%
5 to 17	15.3%	22.9%
18 to 24	11.7%	7.0%
25 to 34	5.2%	17.0%
35 to 44	8.3%	14.2%
45 to 54	22.3%	11.9%
55 to 64	13.2%	9.2%
65 to 74	17.1%	7.1%
75 and over	3.6%	5.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kent Estates	West Liberty
White (non-Hispanic)	95.6%	41.9%
Black or African American	1.9%	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.0%
Two or more races	0.9%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1.1%	54.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kent Estates	West Liberty
No high school diploma	0.8%	26.0%
High school graduate	24.0%	35.7%
Some college or associate's	22.9%	23.0%
Bachelor's degree	25.0%	8.5%
Graduate or professional degree	27.3%	6.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kent Estates	West Liberty
Drove alone	81.8%	70.0%
Carpooled	6.5%	24.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.4%	3.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.2%	1.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kent Estates	West Liberty
1-unit, detached	97.3%	57.2%
1-unit, attached	2.7%	2.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	20.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	6.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.6%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	12.4%

Poverty & households

	Kent Estates	West Liberty
Poverty rate	4.5%	7.7%
Average household size	2.80	2.84
Mean commute (minutes)	16	20
Median year structure built	2001	1978