Ainsworth vs West Chester

A side-by-side comparison of Ainsworth and West Chester: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Ainsworth has the higher population (723 vs 168 in West Chester). Ainsworth has the higher median household income ($67,115 vs $49,750 in West Chester). Ainsworth has the higher median home value ($110,300 vs $73,800 in West Chester).

Population, income & housing

	Ainsworth	West Chester
Population	723	168
Median age	33.6 yrs	28.5 yrs
Median household income	$67,115	$49,750
Median home value	$110,300	$73,800
Median gross rent	$714	$718
Housing units	225	67
Homeownership rate	81.5%	86.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.6%	14.7%
Unemployment rate	1.0%	17.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ainsworth	West Chester
Population	577 → 723 (+25.3%)	82 → 168 (+104.9%)
Median household income	$54,875 → $67,115 (+22.3%)	$47,750 → $49,750 (+4.2%)
Median home value	$97,900 → $110,300 (+12.7%)	$54,400 → $73,800 (+35.7%)
Median gross rent	$625 → $714 (+14.2%)	—

Ainsworth

Population

577723

Median household income

$54,875$67,115

Median home value

$97,900$110,300

Median gross rent

$625$714

West Chester

Population

82168

Median household income

$47,750$49,750

Median home value

$54,400$73,800

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ainsworth	West Chester
Under 5	1.7%	1.8%
5 to 17	29.7%	23.8%
18 to 24	12.2%	17.9%
25 to 34	6.8%	16.1%
35 to 44	22.1%	11.9%
45 to 54	11.8%	11.3%
55 to 64	6.6%	7.7%
65 to 74	6.6%	4.8%
75 and over	2.5%	4.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ainsworth	West Chester
White (non-Hispanic)	63.9%	88.7%
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	2.5%	10.7%
Hispanic or Latino	33.6%	0.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ainsworth	West Chester
No high school diploma	14.7%	12.6%
High school graduate	44.1%	45.3%
Some college or associate's	33.6%	27.4%
Bachelor's degree	5.4%	12.6%
Graduate or professional degree	2.2%	2.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ainsworth	West Chester
Drove alone	67.8%	96.7%
Carpooled	20.2%	0.0%
Public transit	1.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.1%	3.3%
Other means	3.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ainsworth	West Chester
1-unit, detached	84.0%	74.6%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.9%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	10.2%	25.4%

Poverty & households

	Ainsworth	West Chester
Poverty rate	1.9%	28.0%
Average household size	3.35	2.51
Mean commute (minutes)	19	23
Median year structure built	1938	1938