Eagle Bend vs West Union

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

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

Eagle Bend has the higher population (620 vs 85 in West Union). West Union has the higher median household income ($56,875 vs $48,924 in Eagle Bend). West Union has the higher median home value ($100,000 vs $96,700 in Eagle Bend).

Population, income & housing

	Eagle Bend	West Union
Population	620	85
Median age	32.6 yrs	36.5 yrs
Median household income	$48,924	$56,875
Median home value	$96,700	$100,000
Median gross rent	$775	$1,313
Housing units	295	53
Homeownership rate	80.2%	82.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.6%	5.1%
Unemployment rate	3.2%	7.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Eagle Bend	West Union
Population	519 → 620 (+19.5%)	113 → 85 (-24.8%)
Median household income	$37,159 → $48,924 (+31.7%)	$51,875 → $56,875 (+9.6%)
Median home value	$70,300 → $96,700 (+37.6%)	$108,300 → $100,000 (-7.7%)
Median gross rent	$500 → $775 (+55.0%)	—

Eagle Bend

Population

519620

Median household income

$37,159$48,924

Median home value

$70,300$96,700

Median gross rent

$500$775

West Union

Population

11385

Median household income

$51,875$56,875

Median home value

$108,300$100,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Eagle Bend	West Union
Under 5	4.7%	1.2%
5 to 17	29.5%	17.6%
18 to 24	5.2%	11.8%
25 to 34	16.9%	12.9%
35 to 44	12.3%	15.3%
45 to 54	4.7%	3.5%
55 to 64	10.2%	32.9%
65 to 74	9.0%	4.7%
75 and over	7.6%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Eagle Bend	West Union
White (non-Hispanic)	71.9%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.0%	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	20.5%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	6.6%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Eagle Bend	West Union
No high school diploma	4.5%	0.0%
High school graduate	60.6%	42.4%
Some college or associate's	29.3%	52.5%
Bachelor's degree	3.2%	5.1%
Graduate or professional degree	2.4%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Eagle Bend	West Union
Drove alone	80.8%	75.6%
Carpooled	7.9%	8.9%
Public transit	2.1%	0.0%
Walked	3.8%	4.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.2%	11.1%
Other means	1.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Eagle Bend	West Union
1-unit, detached	85.4%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	6.8%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	3.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.4%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Eagle Bend	West Union
Poverty rate	18.1%	25.9%
Average household size	2.51	2.18
Mean commute (minutes)	27	21
Median year structure built	1950	1953