Graettinger vs West Bend

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

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

Graettinger has the higher population (1,038 vs 889 in West Bend). West Bend has the higher median household income ($84,286 vs $73,250 in Graettinger). West Bend has the higher median home value ($147,800 vs $87,000 in Graettinger).

Population, income & housing

	Graettinger	West Bend
Population	1,038	889
Median age	38.7 yrs	37.2 yrs
Median household income	$73,250	$84,286
Median home value	$87,000	$147,800
Median gross rent	$480	$548
Housing units	483	380
Homeownership rate	78.1%	81.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.9%	24.5%
Unemployment rate	0.3%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Graettinger	West Bend
Population	940 → 1,038 (+10.4%)	659 → 889 (+34.9%)
Median household income	$47,321 → $73,250 (+54.8%)	$44,091 → $84,286 (+91.2%)
Median home value	$66,500 → $87,000 (+30.8%)	$108,900 → $147,800 (+35.7%)
Median gross rent	$494 → $480 (-2.8%)	$575 → $548 (-4.7%)

Graettinger

Population

9401,038

Median household income

$47,321$73,250

Median home value

$66,500$87,000

Median gross rent

$494$480

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)

	Graettinger	West Bend
Under 5	3.1%	7.6%
5 to 17	24.9%	19.8%
18 to 24	7.4%	10.7%
25 to 34	8.5%	9.2%
35 to 44	21.2%	11.7%
45 to 54	10.0%	4.5%
55 to 64	14.4%	9.7%
65 to 74	6.6%	12.7%
75 and over	4.0%	14.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Graettinger	West Bend
White (non-Hispanic)	80.3%	84.4%
Black or African American	10.0%	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	7.6%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	2.1%	14.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Graettinger	West Bend
No high school diploma	7.0%	8.7%
High school graduate	31.6%	29.3%
Some college or associate's	47.5%	37.5%
Bachelor's degree	9.4%	21.8%
Graduate or professional degree	4.5%	2.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Graettinger	West Bend
Drove alone	74.6%	77.2%
Carpooled	20.0%	14.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.0%	5.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.1%	2.4%
Other means	2.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Graettinger	West Bend
1-unit, detached	88.4%	83.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.3%
2 to 4 units	7.2%	3.7%
5 to 19 units	2.9%	10.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	1.4%	0.5%

Poverty & households

	Graettinger	West Bend
Poverty rate	7.0%	5.3%
Average household size	2.34	2.64
Mean commute (minutes)	20	14
Median year structure built	1953	1966