Panama vs Westphalia

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

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

Panama has the higher population (283 vs 151 in Westphalia). Westphalia has the higher median household income ($108,542 vs $61,250 in Panama). Panama has the higher median home value ($121,600 vs $95,000 in Westphalia).

Population, income & housing

	Panama	Westphalia
Population	283	151
Median age	36.8 yrs	59.0 yrs
Median household income	$61,250	$108,542
Median home value	$121,600	$95,000
Median gross rent	$939	—
Housing units	136	74
Homeownership rate	76.6%	84.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.6%	8.9%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Panama	Westphalia
Population	204 → 283 (+38.7%)	149 → 151 (+1.3%)
Median household income	$62,000 → $61,250 (-1.2%)	$53,250 → $108,542 (+103.8%)
Median home value	$88,900 → $121,600 (+36.8%)	$70,000 → $95,000 (+35.7%)
Median gross rent	—	$650 → $475 (-26.9%)

Panama

Population

204283

Median household income

$62,000$61,250

Median home value

$88,900$121,600

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)

	Panama	Westphalia
Under 5	2.8%	0.0%
5 to 17	27.2%	9.3%
18 to 24	5.7%	8.6%
25 to 34	10.2%	9.3%
35 to 44	16.6%	0.0%
45 to 54	19.8%	10.6%
55 to 64	7.1%	34.4%
65 to 74	5.3%	7.9%
75 and over	5.3%	19.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Panama	Westphalia
White (non-Hispanic)	89.0%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.7%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.8%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.7%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	7.8%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Panama	Westphalia
No high school diploma	2.7%	4.0%
High school graduate	25.8%	39.5%
Some college or associate's	58.8%	47.6%
Bachelor's degree	9.3%	8.9%
Graduate or professional degree	3.3%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Panama	Westphalia
Drove alone	78.9%	96.2%
Carpooled	0.6%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	12.6%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.0%	1.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Panama	Westphalia
1-unit, detached	89.0%	78.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	11.0%	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

	Panama	Westphalia
Poverty rate	4.3%	4.6%
Average household size	2.28	2.29
Mean commute (minutes)	13	17
Median year structure built	1951	1938