West Burlington is home to 3,189 people in Iowa. The typical home is worth $124,000, having more than doubled since 2000. Households here earn about 35% less than in Iowa as a whole. 23.8% of people here live below the federal poverty line. About 25% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The foreign-born share is 2%.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $48,542, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 38.0
US median: 38.9
Less educated
25% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about West Burlington
What changed most since 1990
Poverty rate4.9% → 23.8%(+18.8 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$100,803 → $124,000(+23%)US over the same years: +67%
White share97.5% → 87.6%(−10.0 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
West Burlington's population equals 8.3% of Des Moines County's. Its number of people who work from home equals 2.5% of the county's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 15% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)30.7%(83)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)21.5%(58)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era26.3%(71)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War7.4%(20)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 270 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
West Burlington, decade by decade
West Burlington population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
3,083
$58,768
$100,803
10.8%
6.1
2000
3,161
$70,968
$108,206
14.5%
17.5
2010
2,968
$57,931
$132,492
13.9%
27.4
2020
3,197
$50,346
$148,354
16.1%
42.0
2024
3,189
$48,542
$124,000
24.9%
28.4
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
