Wellman vs West Chester

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

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

Wellman has the higher population (1,539 vs 168 in West Chester). Wellman has the higher median household income ($56,696 vs $49,750 in West Chester). Wellman has the higher median home value ($149,000 vs $73,800 in West Chester).

Population, income & housing

	Wellman	West Chester
Population	1,539	168
Median age	40.5 yrs	28.5 yrs
Median household income	$56,696	$49,750
Median home value	$149,000	$73,800
Median gross rent	$765	$718
Housing units	682	67
Homeownership rate	70.9%	86.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.5%	14.7%
Unemployment rate	1.4%	17.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Wellman	West Chester
Population	1,321 → 1,539 (+16.5%)	82 → 168 (+104.9%)
Median household income	$56,528 → $56,696 (+0.3%)	$47,750 → $49,750 (+4.2%)
Median home value	$117,400 → $149,000 (+26.9%)	$54,400 → $73,800 (+35.7%)
Median gross rent	$609 → $765 (+25.6%)	—

Wellman

Population

1,3211,539

Median household income

$56,528$56,696

Median home value

$117,400$149,000

Median gross rent

$609$765

West Chester

Population

82168

Median household income

$47,750$49,750

Median home value

$54,400$73,800

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Wellman	West Chester
Under 5	5.0%	1.8%
5 to 17	19.0%	23.8%
18 to 24	3.2%	17.9%
25 to 34	12.8%	16.1%
35 to 44	14.1%	11.9%
45 to 54	8.6%	11.3%
55 to 64	10.4%	7.7%
65 to 74	13.5%	4.8%
75 and over	13.4%	4.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Wellman	West Chester
White (non-Hispanic)	94.8%	88.7%
Black or African American	0.2%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.5%	10.7%
Hispanic or Latino	2.3%	0.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Wellman	West Chester
No high school diploma	7.1%	12.6%
High school graduate	40.0%	45.3%
Some college or associate's	31.4%	27.4%
Bachelor's degree	17.5%	12.6%
Graduate or professional degree	4.0%	2.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Wellman	West Chester
Drove alone	86.9%	96.7%
Carpooled	4.8%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.7%	3.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Wellman	West Chester
1-unit, detached	65.4%	74.6%
1-unit, attached	1.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.3%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	13.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	14.1%	25.4%

Poverty & households

	Wellman	West Chester
Poverty rate	6.6%	28.0%
Average household size	2.29	2.51
Mean commute (minutes)	24	23
Median year structure built	1973	1938