Ironville vs Westwood

A side-by-side comparison of Ironville and Westwood: population, income, housing, and more.

Ironville and Westwood are places in Kentucky. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Westwood has the higher population (4,480 vs 454 in Ironville). Westwood has the higher median household income ($70,012 vs $38,750 in Ironville). Since 2019, Westwood's population has grown faster (-4.8% vs -53.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Ironville	Westwood
Population	454	4,480
Median age	68.4 yrs	45.9 yrs
Median household income	$38,750	$70,012
Median home value	—	$94,100
Median gross rent	—	$880
Housing units	340	1,905
Homeownership rate	83.3%	65.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.8%	10.6%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	1.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ironville	Westwood
Population	984 → 454 (-53.9%)	4,706 → 4,480 (-4.8%)
Median household income	$65,313 → $38,750 (-40.7%)	$40,824 → $70,012 (+71.5%)
Median home value	$153,600 → $114,800 (-25.3%)	$97,100 → $94,100 (-3.1%)
Median gross rent	$783 → $935 (+19.4%)	$680 → $880 (+29.4%)

Ironville

Population

984454

Median household income

$65,313$38,750

Median home value

$153,600$114,800

Median gross rent

$783$935

Westwood

Population

4,7064,480

Median household income

$40,824$70,012

Median home value

$97,100$94,100

Median gross rent

$680$880

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ironville	Westwood
Under 5	5.1%	1.4%
5 to 17	15.6%	18.6%
18 to 24	0.0%	9.5%
25 to 34	3.7%	12.0%
35 to 44	17.0%	7.2%
45 to 54	4.4%	15.1%
55 to 64	2.0%	15.2%
65 to 74	9.5%	15.3%
75 and over	42.7%	5.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ironville	Westwood
White (non-Hispanic)	96.5%	93.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	3.5%	1.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ironville	Westwood
No high school diploma	21.1%	14.3%
High school graduate	28.3%	42.0%
Some college or associate's	42.8%	33.0%
Bachelor's degree	7.8%	5.3%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	5.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ironville	Westwood
Drove alone	100.0%	91.1%
Carpooled	0.0%	7.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	1.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ironville	Westwood
1-unit, detached	90.0%	72.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	4.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	10.0%	23.3%

Poverty & households

	Ironville	Westwood
Poverty rate	26.9%	14.4%
Average household size	1.94	2.44
Mean commute (minutes)	13	24
Median year structure built	1973	1973