West Union

Population: 85
Median household income: $56,875
Median home value: $100,000

Located in Todd County, Minnesota, West Union is a community with a population of 85. At $56,875, its median household income sits below Todd County's $63,039.

Between 2019 and 2023, West Union's population declined 24.8% from 113 to 85, while its median home value fell 7.7% from $108,300 to $100,000.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 100.0% of the population. 75.6% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 85
Median age: 36.5 yrs
Median household income: $56,875
Median home value: $100,000
Median gross rent: $1,313
Housing units: 53
Homeownership rate: 82.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.1%
Unemployment rate: 7.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

11385

Median household income

$51,875$56,875

Median home value

$108,300$100,000

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	113	$51,875	$108,300	—
2020	81	$49,219	$105,600	—
2021	93	$51,786	$100,000	—
2022	77	$63,750	$102,100	—
2023	85	$56,875	$100,000	$1,313

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 51.2%

5 to 1717.6%

18 to 2411.8%

25 to 3412.9%

35 to 4415.3%

45 to 543.5%

55 to 6432.9%

65 to 744.7%

75 and over0.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1	1.2%
5 to 17	15	17.6%
18 to 24	10	11.8%
25 to 34	11	12.9%
35 to 44	13	15.3%
45 to 54	3	3.5%
55 to 64	28	32.9%
65 to 74	4	4.7%
75 and over	0	0.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	85	100.0%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma0.0%

High school graduate42.4%

Some college or associate's52.5%

Bachelor's degree5.1%

Graduate or professional degree0.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	0	0.0%
High school graduate	25	42.4%
Some college or associate's	31	52.5%
Bachelor's degree	3	5.1%
Graduate or professional degree	0	0.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone75.6%

Carpooled8.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked4.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home11.1%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	34	75.6%
Carpooled	4	8.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	2	4.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	5	11.1%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	12	30.0%
15 to 29 min	23	57.5%
30 to 44 min	0	0.0%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	5	12.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.18
Poverty rate: 25.9% (22 of 85)

	Count	Share
Family households	25	64.1%
Nonfamily households	14	35.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1953

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	39	73.6%
Vacant	14	26.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	32	82.1%
Renter-occupied	7	17.9%

1-unit, detached100.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	53	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2769736
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.44 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 45.8044, -95.0825