Ionia vs White Branch

A side-by-side comparison of Ionia and White Branch: population, income, housing, and more.

Ionia and White Branch are places in Missouri. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

White Branch has the higher population (210 vs 59 in Ionia). White Branch has the higher median home value ($108,200 vs $60,700 in Ionia). Since 2019, White Branch's population has grown faster (-6.7% vs -26.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Ionia	White Branch
Population	59	210
Median age	57.7 yrs	65.3 yrs
Median household income	$14,750	—
Median home value	$60,700	$108,200
Housing units	49	195
Homeownership rate	71.4%	92.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	3.8%	10.6%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ionia	White Branch
Population	80 → 59 (-26.3%)	225 → 210 (-6.7%)
Median household income	$22,500 → $14,750 (-34.4%)	$23,832 → $57,885 (+142.9%)
Median home value	$53,900 → $60,700 (+12.6%)	$116,500 → $108,200 (-7.1%)

Ionia

Population

8059

Median household income

$22,500$14,750

Median home value

$53,900$60,700

White Branch

Population

225210

Median household income

$23,832$57,885

Median home value

$116,500$108,200

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ionia	White Branch
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	10.2%	5.2%
18 to 24	0.0%	0.0%
25 to 34	8.5%	6.7%
35 to 44	1.7%	10.0%
45 to 54	13.6%	0.0%
55 to 64	40.7%	24.3%
65 to 74	13.6%	44.3%
75 and over	11.9%	9.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ionia	White Branch
White (non-Hispanic)	69.5%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	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	30.5%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ionia	White Branch
No high school diploma	60.4%	18.6%
High school graduate	17.0%	46.7%
Some college or associate's	18.9%	24.1%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	10.6%
Graduate or professional degree	3.8%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ionia	White Branch
Drove alone	100.0%	100.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ionia	White Branch
1-unit, detached	73.5%	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	26.5%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Ionia	White Branch
Poverty rate	66.1%	4.3%
Average household size	1.69	1.68
Mean commute (minutes)	42	—
Median year structure built	1961	1961