Hewitt vs West Union

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

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

Hewitt has the higher population (268 vs 85 in West Union). Hewitt has the higher median household income ($61,750 vs $56,875 in West Union). West Union has the higher median home value ($100,000 vs $75,700 in Hewitt).

Population, income & housing

	Hewitt	West Union
Population	268	85
Median age	42.1 yrs	36.5 yrs
Median household income	$61,750	$56,875
Median home value	$75,700	$100,000
Median gross rent	$975	$1,313
Housing units	104	53
Homeownership rate	86.6%	82.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.5%	5.1%
Unemployment rate	0.8%	7.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hewitt	West Union
Population	223 → 268 (+20.2%)	113 → 85 (-24.8%)
Median household income	$41,111 → $61,750 (+50.2%)	$51,875 → $56,875 (+9.6%)
Median home value	$63,300 → $75,700 (+19.6%)	$108,300 → $100,000 (-7.7%)
Median gross rent	$617 → $975 (+58.0%)	—

Hewitt

Population

223268

Median household income

$41,111$61,750

Median home value

$63,300$75,700

Median gross rent

$617$975

West Union

Population

11385

Median household income

$51,875$56,875

Median home value

$108,300$100,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hewitt	West Union
Under 5	13.1%	1.2%
5 to 17	11.6%	17.6%
18 to 24	9.7%	11.8%
25 to 34	10.8%	12.9%
35 to 44	16.4%	15.3%
45 to 54	11.6%	3.5%
55 to 64	12.7%	32.9%
65 to 74	9.7%	4.7%
75 and over	4.5%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hewitt	West Union
White (non-Hispanic)	83.2%	100.0%
Black or African American	1.1%	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	14.6%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.1%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hewitt	West Union
No high school diploma	10.8%	0.0%
High school graduate	40.3%	42.4%
Some college or associate's	44.3%	52.5%
Bachelor's degree	2.3%	5.1%
Graduate or professional degree	2.3%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hewitt	West Union
Drove alone	84.6%	75.6%
Carpooled	12.2%	8.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.8%	4.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.6%	11.1%
Other means	0.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hewitt	West Union
1-unit, detached	69.2%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	30.8%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Hewitt	West Union
Poverty rate	8.0%	25.9%
Average household size	2.76	2.18
Mean commute (minutes)	23	21
Median year structure built	1960	1953