Mallard vs West Bend

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

Mallard 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 268 in Mallard). West Bend has the higher median household income ($84,286 vs $44,625 in Mallard). West Bend has the higher median home value ($147,800 vs $55,400 in Mallard).

Population, income & housing

	Mallard	West Bend
Population	268	889
Median age	58.7 yrs	37.2 yrs
Median household income	$44,625	$84,286
Median home value	$55,400	$147,800
Median gross rent	$1,042	$548
Housing units	163	380
Homeownership rate	78.6%	81.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.7%	24.5%
Unemployment rate	11.3%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mallard	West Bend
Population	219 → 268 (+22.4%)	659 → 889 (+34.9%)
Median household income	$40,625 → $44,625 (+9.8%)	$44,091 → $84,286 (+91.2%)
Median home value	$52,000 → $55,400 (+6.5%)	$108,900 → $147,800 (+35.7%)
Median gross rent	$704 → $1,042 (+48.0%)	$575 → $548 (-4.7%)

Mallard

Population

219268

Median household income

$40,625$44,625

Median home value

$52,000$55,400

Median gross rent

$704$1,042

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)

	Mallard	West Bend
Under 5	4.1%	7.6%
5 to 17	10.1%	19.8%
18 to 24	8.2%	10.7%
25 to 34	13.4%	9.2%
35 to 44	4.5%	11.7%
45 to 54	5.6%	4.5%
55 to 64	11.2%	9.7%
65 to 74	31.0%	12.7%
75 and over	11.9%	14.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mallard	West Bend
White (non-Hispanic)	92.9%	84.4%
Black or African American	3.7%	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	0.7%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	2.6%	14.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mallard	West Bend
No high school diploma	1.9%	8.7%
High school graduate	59.6%	29.3%
Some college or associate's	31.7%	37.5%
Bachelor's degree	5.8%	21.8%
Graduate or professional degree	1.0%	2.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mallard	West Bend
Drove alone	78.0%	77.2%
Carpooled	7.6%	14.9%
Public transit	5.1%	0.0%
Walked	8.5%	5.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.8%	2.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mallard	West Bend
1-unit, detached	93.9%	83.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.3%
2 to 4 units	4.3%	3.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	10.3%
20 or more units	1.8%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.5%

Poverty & households

	Mallard	West Bend
Poverty rate	15.7%	5.3%
Average household size	2.05	2.64
Mean commute (minutes)	18	14
Median year structure built	1950	1966