Peebles vs West Union

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

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

West Union has the higher population (2,832 vs 2,100 in Peebles). Peebles has the higher median household income ($51,813 vs $29,934 in West Union). Peebles has the higher median home value ($137,900 vs $118,400 in West Union).

Population, income & housing

	Peebles	West Union
Population	2,100	2,832
Median age	30.7 yrs	42.8 yrs
Median household income	$51,813	$29,934
Median home value	$137,900	$118,400
Median gross rent	$709	$616
Housing units	826	1,376
Homeownership rate	40.0%	40.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.1%	13.9%
Unemployment rate	16.1%	15.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Peebles	West Union
Population	1,992 → 2,100 (+5.4%)	2,616 → 2,832 (+8.3%)
Median household income	$28,750 → $51,813 (+80.2%)	$26,413 → $29,934 (+13.3%)
Median home value	$96,100 → $137,900 (+43.5%)	$83,200 → $118,400 (+42.3%)
Median gross rent	$576 → $709 (+23.1%)	$508 → $616 (+21.3%)

Peebles

Population

1,9922,100

Median household income

$28,750$51,813

Median home value

$96,100$137,900

Median gross rent

$576$709

West Union

Population

2,6162,832

Median household income

$26,413$29,934

Median home value

$83,200$118,400

Median gross rent

$508$616

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Peebles	West Union
Under 5	5.8%	7.5%
5 to 17	21.4%	19.0%
18 to 24	12.6%	4.2%
25 to 34	19.0%	10.5%
35 to 44	10.3%	12.9%
45 to 54	8.6%	7.8%
55 to 64	10.1%	16.3%
65 to 74	8.2%	11.4%
75 and over	4.0%	10.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Peebles	West Union
White (non-Hispanic)	94.7%	95.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	1.8%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.9%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	2.4%	1.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Peebles	West Union
No high school diploma	13.7%	20.3%
High school graduate	53.2%	41.0%
Some college or associate's	22.0%	24.9%
Bachelor's degree	5.4%	9.5%
Graduate or professional degree	5.8%	4.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Peebles	West Union
Drove alone	83.1%	80.8%
Carpooled	9.8%	8.2%
Public transit	0.0%	1.2%
Walked	1.3%	3.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.8%	6.5%
Other means	2.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Peebles	West Union
1-unit, detached	68.6%	54.4%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	9.4%	5.8%
5 to 19 units	12.3%	11.1%
20 or more units	2.1%	5.5%
Mobile home & other	6.7%	23.2%

Poverty & households

	Peebles	West Union
Poverty rate	39.2%	37.3%
Average household size	2.83	2.20
Mean commute (minutes)	32	22
Median year structure built	1960	1976