Bertha vs West Union

A side-by-side comparison of Bertha and West Union: population, income, housing, and more.

Bertha and West Union are places in Minnesota. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Bertha has the higher population (489 vs 85 in West Union). West Union has the higher median household income ($56,875 vs $54,821 in Bertha). West Union has the higher median home value ($100,000 vs $77,900 in Bertha).

Population, income & housing

	Bertha	West Union
Population	489	85
Median age	42.6 yrs	36.5 yrs
Median household income	$54,821	$56,875
Median home value	$77,900	$100,000
Median gross rent	$750	$1,313
Housing units	238	53
Homeownership rate	76.6%	82.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.3%	5.1%
Unemployment rate	7.6%	7.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bertha	West Union
Population	635 → 489 (-23.0%)	113 → 85 (-24.8%)
Median household income	$51,406 → $54,821 (+6.6%)	$51,875 → $56,875 (+9.6%)
Median home value	$63,100 → $77,900 (+23.5%)	$108,300 → $100,000 (-7.7%)
Median gross rent	$600 → $750 (+25.0%)	—

Bertha

Population

635489

Median household income

$51,406$54,821

Median home value

$63,100$77,900

Median gross rent

$600$750

West Union

Population

11385

Median household income

$51,875$56,875

Median home value

$108,300$100,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bertha	West Union
Under 5	5.9%	1.2%
5 to 17	18.0%	17.6%
18 to 24	9.0%	11.8%
25 to 34	9.0%	12.9%
35 to 44	12.3%	15.3%
45 to 54	17.8%	3.5%
55 to 64	13.7%	32.9%
65 to 74	4.1%	4.7%
75 and over	10.2%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bertha	West Union
White (non-Hispanic)	92.6%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.5%	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	3.9%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bertha	West Union
No high school diploma	16.8%	0.0%
High school graduate	35.1%	42.4%
Some college or associate's	33.8%	52.5%
Bachelor's degree	14.3%	5.1%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bertha	West Union
Drove alone	73.9%	75.6%
Carpooled	5.9%	8.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	11.3%	4.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.4%	11.1%
Other means	2.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bertha	West Union
1-unit, detached	73.5%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	1.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	6.3%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	13.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.5%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Bertha	West Union
Poverty rate	11.3%	25.9%
Average household size	2.39	2.18
Mean commute (minutes)	22	21
Median year structure built	1954	1953