Irwin vs Westphalia

A side-by-side comparison of Irwin and Westphalia: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Irwin has the higher population (297 vs 151 in Westphalia). Westphalia has the higher median household income ($108,542 vs $47,917 in Irwin). Westphalia has the higher median home value ($95,000 vs $71,100 in Irwin).

Population, income & housing

	Irwin	Westphalia
Population	297	151
Median age	46.6 yrs	59.0 yrs
Median household income	$47,917	$108,542
Median home value	$71,100	$95,000
Median gross rent	$700	—
Housing units	158	74
Homeownership rate	89.4%	84.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.9%	8.9%
Unemployment rate	0.7%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Irwin	Westphalia
Population	344 → 297 (-13.7%)	149 → 151 (+1.3%)
Median household income	$62,708 → $47,917 (-23.6%)	$53,250 → $108,542 (+103.8%)
Median home value	$67,400 → $71,100 (+5.5%)	$70,000 → $95,000 (+35.7%)
Median gross rent	$542 → $700 (+29.2%)	$650 → $475 (-26.9%)

Irwin

Population

344297

Median household income

$62,708$47,917

Median home value

$67,400$71,100

Median gross rent

$542$700

Westphalia

Population

149151

Median household income

$53,250$108,542

Median home value

$70,000$95,000

Median gross rent

$650$475

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Irwin	Westphalia
Under 5	3.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	17.8%	9.3%
18 to 24	16.8%	8.6%
25 to 34	8.1%	9.3%
35 to 44	2.0%	0.0%
45 to 54	13.8%	10.6%
55 to 64	11.8%	34.4%
65 to 74	12.1%	7.9%
75 and over	14.5%	19.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Irwin	Westphalia
White (non-Hispanic)	92.9%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	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	0.7%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	6.4%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Irwin	Westphalia
No high school diploma	5.4%	4.0%
High school graduate	29.2%	39.5%
Some college or associate's	39.5%	47.6%
Bachelor's degree	19.5%	8.9%
Graduate or professional degree	6.5%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Irwin	Westphalia
Drove alone	78.9%	96.2%
Carpooled	9.5%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.4%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.5%	1.9%
Other means	0.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Irwin	Westphalia
1-unit, detached	93.7%	78.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.2%	5.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.2%	16.2%

Poverty & households

	Irwin	Westphalia
Poverty rate	12.9%	4.6%
Average household size	2.11	2.29
Mean commute (minutes)	18	17
Median year structure built	1947	1938