Kirkman vs Westphalia

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

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

Westphalia has the higher population (151 vs 44 in Kirkman). Westphalia has the higher median household income ($108,542 vs $73,750 in Kirkman). Kirkman has the higher median home value ($108,300 vs $95,000 in Westphalia).

Population, income & housing

	Kirkman	Westphalia
Population	44	151
Median age	55.0 yrs	59.0 yrs
Median household income	$73,750	$108,542
Median home value	$108,300	$95,000
Median gross rent	$1,125	—
Housing units	30	74
Homeownership rate	80.0%	84.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.8%	8.9%
Unemployment rate	17.4%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kirkman	Westphalia
Population	68 → 44 (-35.3%)	149 → 151 (+1.3%)
Median household income	$64,375 → $73,750 (+14.6%)	$53,250 → $108,542 (+103.8%)
Median home value	$56,900 → $108,300 (+90.3%)	$70,000 → $95,000 (+35.7%)
Median gross rent	$933 → $1,125 (+20.6%)	$650 → $475 (-26.9%)

Kirkman

Population

6844

Median household income

$64,375$73,750

Median home value

$56,900$108,300

Median gross rent

$933$1,125

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)

	Kirkman	Westphalia
Under 5	4.5%	0.0%
5 to 17	11.4%	9.3%
18 to 24	6.8%	8.6%
25 to 34	11.4%	9.3%
35 to 44	4.5%	0.0%
45 to 54	11.4%	10.6%
55 to 64	18.2%	34.4%
65 to 74	25.0%	7.9%
75 and over	6.8%	19.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kirkman	Westphalia
White (non-Hispanic)	95.5%	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	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	4.5%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kirkman	Westphalia
No high school diploma	20.6%	4.0%
High school graduate	38.2%	39.5%
Some college or associate's	32.4%	47.6%
Bachelor's degree	8.8%	8.9%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kirkman	Westphalia
Drove alone	88.2%	96.2%
Carpooled	11.8%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	1.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kirkman	Westphalia
1-unit, detached	86.7%	78.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	13.3%	5.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	16.2%

Poverty & households

	Kirkman	Westphalia
Poverty rate	11.4%	4.6%
Average household size	2.20	2.29
Mean commute (minutes)	21	17
Median year structure built	1938	1938