Viroqua vs Westby

A side-by-side comparison of Viroqua and Westby: population, income, housing, and more.

Viroqua and Westby are places in Wisconsin. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Viroqua has the higher population (4,469 vs 2,380 in Westby). Westby has the higher median household income ($70,182 vs $66,039 in Viroqua). Viroqua has the higher median home value ($207,200 vs $165,000 in Westby).

Population, income & housing

	Viroqua	Westby
Population	4,469	2,380
Median age	45.6 yrs	40.6 yrs
Median household income	$66,039	$70,182
Median home value	$207,200	$165,000
Median gross rent	$840	$866
Housing units	2,193	1,045
Homeownership rate	67.0%	78.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.8%	26.2%
Unemployment rate	4.0%	3.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Viroqua	Westby
Population	4,377 → 4,469 (+2.1%)	2,472 → 2,380 (-3.7%)
Median household income	$38,236 → $66,039 (+72.7%)	$53,667 → $70,182 (+30.8%)
Median home value	$130,400 → $207,200 (+58.9%)	$116,400 → $165,000 (+41.8%)
Median gross rent	$633 → $840 (+32.7%)	$867 → $866 (-0.1%)

Viroqua

Population

4,3774,469

Median household income

$38,236$66,039

Median home value

$130,400$207,200

Median gross rent

$633$840

Westby

Population

2,4722,380

Median household income

$53,667$70,182

Median home value

$116,400$165,000

Median gross rent

$867$866

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Viroqua	Westby
Under 5	4.9%	4.6%
5 to 17	15.9%	19.2%
18 to 24	4.2%	8.0%
25 to 34	13.0%	13.5%
35 to 44	11.1%	8.5%
45 to 54	14.6%	12.3%
55 to 64	10.6%	12.9%
65 to 74	12.3%	11.7%
75 and over	13.4%	9.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Viroqua	Westby
White (non-Hispanic)	92.8%	97.4%
Black or African American	0.6%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.4%	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino	3.0%	1.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Viroqua	Westby
No high school diploma	5.3%	6.3%
High school graduate	33.4%	29.6%
Some college or associate's	29.5%	37.9%
Bachelor's degree	21.5%	16.0%
Graduate or professional degree	10.3%	10.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Viroqua	Westby
Drove alone	67.0%	80.3%
Carpooled	11.0%	10.1%
Public transit	1.0%	0.6%
Walked	5.2%	2.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.4%	5.7%
Other means	1.5%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Viroqua	Westby
1-unit, detached	70.9%	68.3%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	2.7%
2 to 4 units	9.6%	3.7%
5 to 19 units	4.5%	9.1%
20 or more units	9.5%	1.6%
Mobile home & other	4.8%	14.5%

Poverty & households

	Viroqua	Westby
Poverty rate	9.6%	8.9%
Average household size	2.10	2.39
Mean commute (minutes)	18	22
Median year structure built	1964	1963