Ruthven vs West Bend

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

Ruthven 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 766 in Ruthven). West Bend has the higher median household income ($84,286 vs $58,750 in Ruthven). West Bend has the higher median home value ($147,800 vs $103,400 in Ruthven).

Population, income & housing

	Ruthven	West Bend
Population	766	889
Median age	36.6 yrs	37.2 yrs
Median household income	$58,750	$84,286
Median home value	$103,400	$147,800
Median gross rent	$650	$548
Housing units	334	380
Homeownership rate	76.6%	81.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.4%	24.5%
Unemployment rate	1.3%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ruthven	West Bend
Population	751 → 766 (+2.0%)	659 → 889 (+34.9%)
Median household income	$37,337 → $58,750 (+57.4%)	$44,091 → $84,286 (+91.2%)
Median home value	$59,900 → $103,400 (+72.6%)	$108,900 → $147,800 (+35.7%)
Median gross rent	$486 → $650 (+33.7%)	$575 → $548 (-4.7%)

Ruthven

Population

751766

Median household income

$37,337$58,750

Median home value

$59,900$103,400

Median gross rent

$486$650

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)

	Ruthven	West Bend
Under 5	6.5%	7.6%
5 to 17	21.5%	19.8%
18 to 24	8.4%	10.7%
25 to 34	12.3%	9.2%
35 to 44	9.8%	11.7%
45 to 54	13.4%	4.5%
55 to 64	11.7%	9.7%
65 to 74	10.1%	12.7%
75 and over	6.3%	14.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ruthven	West Bend
White (non-Hispanic)	81.7%	84.4%
Black or African American	0.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	9.4%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	7.7%	14.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ruthven	West Bend
No high school diploma	6.0%	8.7%
High school graduate	36.1%	29.3%
Some college or associate's	42.5%	37.5%
Bachelor's degree	14.8%	21.8%
Graduate or professional degree	0.6%	2.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ruthven	West Bend
Drove alone	72.3%	77.2%
Carpooled	17.6%	14.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.9%	5.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.1%	2.4%
Other means	1.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ruthven	West Bend
1-unit, detached	81.7%	83.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.3%
2 to 4 units	9.9%	3.7%
5 to 19 units	5.1%	10.3%
20 or more units	0.6%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	2.7%	0.5%

Poverty & households

	Ruthven	West Bend
Poverty rate	13.7%	5.3%
Average household size	2.66	2.64
Mean commute (minutes)	23	14
Median year structure built	1955	1966