West Liberty vs Wilton

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

West Liberty and Wilton 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 2,943 in Wilton). Wilton has the higher median household income ($71,898 vs $66,132 in West Liberty). West Liberty has the higher median home value ($169,500 vs $162,000 in Wilton).

Population, income & housing

	West Liberty	Wilton
Population	3,795	2,943
Median age	34.6 yrs	42.7 yrs
Median household income	$66,132	$71,898
Median home value	$169,500	$162,000
Median gross rent	$871	$829
Housing units	1,374	1,362
Homeownership rate	72.3%	72.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.3%	33.3%
Unemployment rate	5.0%	0.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	West Liberty	Wilton
Population	3,757 → 3,795 (+1.0%)	2,843 → 2,943 (+3.5%)
Median household income	$54,365 → $66,132 (+21.6%)	$52,538 → $71,898 (+36.8%)
Median home value	$125,300 → $169,500 (+35.3%)	$121,000 → $162,000 (+33.9%)
Median gross rent	$889 → $871 (-2.0%)	$687 → $829 (+20.7%)

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

Wilton

Population

2,8432,943

Median household income

$52,538$71,898

Median home value

$121,000$162,000

Median gross rent

$687$829

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	West Liberty	Wilton
Under 5	4.9%	6.4%
5 to 17	22.9%	13.7%
18 to 24	7.0%	11.7%
25 to 34	17.0%	11.1%
35 to 44	14.2%	7.6%
45 to 54	11.9%	12.4%
55 to 64	9.2%	17.0%
65 to 74	7.1%	12.0%
75 and over	5.7%	8.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	West Liberty	Wilton
White (non-Hispanic)	41.9%	89.6%
Black or African American	1.3%	1.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.6%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.7%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	54.5%	6.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	West Liberty	Wilton
No high school diploma	26.0%	0.8%
High school graduate	35.7%	25.0%
Some college or associate's	23.0%	40.8%
Bachelor's degree	8.5%	29.2%
Graduate or professional degree	6.8%	4.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	West Liberty	Wilton
Drove alone	70.0%	86.2%
Carpooled	24.6%	4.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.8%	5.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.6%	4.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	West Liberty	Wilton
1-unit, detached	57.2%	74.7%
1-unit, attached	2.0%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	20.2%	3.0%
5 to 19 units	6.6%	9.8%
20 or more units	1.6%	1.9%
Mobile home & other	12.4%	10.0%

Poverty & households

	West Liberty	Wilton
Poverty rate	7.7%	7.0%
Average household size	2.84	2.15
Mean commute (minutes)	20	23
Median year structure built	1978	1974