Ayrshire vs West Bend

A side-by-side comparison of Ayrshire and West Bend: population, income, housing, and more.

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

West Bend has the higher population (889 vs 154 in Ayrshire). West Bend has the higher median household income ($84,286 vs $55,625 in Ayrshire). West Bend has the higher median home value ($147,800 vs $26,400 in Ayrshire).

Population, income & housing

	Ayrshire	West Bend
Population	154	889
Median age	27.7 yrs	37.2 yrs
Median household income	$55,625	$84,286
Median home value	$26,400	$147,800
Median gross rent	$1,250	$548
Housing units	98	380
Homeownership rate	80.0%	81.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.9%	24.5%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ayrshire	West Bend
Population	128 → 154 (+20.3%)	659 → 889 (+34.9%)
Median household income	$22,917 → $55,625 (+142.7%)	$44,091 → $84,286 (+91.2%)
Median home value	$30,600 → $26,400 (-13.7%)	$108,900 → $147,800 (+35.7%)
Median gross rent	$433 → $1,250 (+188.7%)	$575 → $548 (-4.7%)

Ayrshire

Population

128154

Median household income

$22,917$55,625

Median home value

$30,600$26,400

Median gross rent

$433$1,250

West Bend

Population

659889

Median household income

$44,091$84,286

Median home value

$108,900$147,800

Median gross rent

$575$548

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ayrshire	West Bend
Under 5	13.0%	7.6%
5 to 17	15.6%	19.8%
18 to 24	3.9%	10.7%
25 to 34	19.5%	9.2%
35 to 44	0.6%	11.7%
45 to 54	13.6%	4.5%
55 to 64	23.4%	9.7%
65 to 74	8.4%	12.7%
75 and over	1.9%	14.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ayrshire	West Bend
White (non-Hispanic)	72.7%	84.4%
Black or African American	18.8%	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%	0.0%
Two or more races	8.4%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	14.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ayrshire	West Bend
No high school diploma	2.9%	8.7%
High school graduate	37.5%	29.3%
Some college or associate's	31.7%	37.5%
Bachelor's degree	27.9%	21.8%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	2.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ayrshire	West Bend
Drove alone	73.1%	77.2%
Carpooled	6.4%	14.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	5.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	20.5%	2.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ayrshire	West Bend
1-unit, detached	81.6%	83.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.3%
2 to 4 units	10.2%	3.7%
5 to 19 units	2.0%	10.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	6.1%	0.5%

Poverty & households

	Ayrshire	West Bend
Poverty rate	3.2%	5.3%
Average household size	2.20	2.64
Mean commute (minutes)	15	14
Median year structure built	1949	1966