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West Bend city, Iowa: commercial real estate data.
West Bend city is a Census city of 855 people across 0.89 square miles of land, lying across Palo Alto County and Kossuth County. Median household income is $86,154, 84.7 percent of occupied homes are owned.
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West Bend
What West Bend is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.89 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land958
- County holding the largest share of its areaPalo Alto County, 67.8 percent
- Counties this place lies inPalo Alto County 67.8 percent, Kossuth County 32.2 percent
West Bend city crosses a county line. The split above is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries, by area, so it says where the ground is and not where the town hall is.
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
West Bend
How many people live in West Bend
- Population855
- Median age35.6 plus or minus 7.4
- Population under 18227 plus or minus 63
- Share under 1826.5 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Population 65 and over227
- Share 65 and over26.5 percent plus or minus 7.1
- Households320
- Family households221
- Share of households that are families69.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
West Bend
Income and work in West Bend
- Median household income$86,154 plus or minus $19,772
- Per capita income$36,634
- Civilian labor force394 plus or minus 85
- Employed381 plus or minus 79
- Unemployed13 plus or minus 21
- Unemployment rate3.3 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Adults 25 and over514
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher93.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher25.1 percent plus or minus 7.7
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.1 percent plus or minus 3.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
West Bend
Housing in West Bend
- Housing units362
- Occupied units320
- Vacant units42 plus or minus 25
- Vacancy rate11.6 percent plus or minus 6.7
- Owner occupied271
- Renter occupied49 plus or minus 23
- Ownership rate84.7 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$159,700
- Median gross rent, monthly$538
- Annual rent as a share of median income7.5 percent plus or minus 2.2
- Single family units322
- Share single family89.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more38 plus or minus 23
- Share in buildings of two or more10.5 percent plus or minus 6.2
- Mobile homes2 plus or minus 3
- Median year structure built1966
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
West Bend
How West Bend gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute360 plus or minus 74
- Commuting under 15 minutes253 plus or minus 65
- Share commuting under 15 minutes70.3 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more40 plus or minus 21
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more11.1 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Drove alone77.5 percent
- Carpooled13.9 percent plus or minus 7.2
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked4.8 percent plus or minus 3.1
- Worked from home3.7 percent plus or minus 2.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
West Bend
SBA loans in West Bend (504)
- Approvals4
- Gross approval$4,094,000
- Average approval$1,023,500
- Median approval$1,330,000
- Largest approval$1,849,000
- Jobs supported81
- Loans with a final outcome4
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Distinct CDCs1
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Palo Alto County, not West Bend
Palo Alto County context, not West Bend figures
These are Palo Alto County figures. There is no place level equivalent published for any of them, so they are shown as the county backdrop and never as West Bend measurements.
- Establishments in Palo Alto County272
- Employment at those establishments, Palo Alto County2,881
- Covered employment, Palo Alto County3,615
- Average annual pay, Palo Alto County$47,406
- Average weekly wage, Palo Alto County$912
- Housing units permitted, Palo Alto County10
- Of those, single family, Palo Alto County10
- County product, 2024, Palo Alto County$796,293,000
- County product change over the prior year, Palo Alto County12.4 percent
- Average income of an arriving household, Palo Alto County$51,412
Every figure in this section is published for Palo Alto County as a whole and is not a measurement of West Bend. It is here because a county backdrop is what a credit committee reads a place against, and it is labelled so that it can never be quoted as the place's own.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual. US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional, table CAGDP2, CAGDP2, through 2024. US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows, 2021 to 2022 filing years.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Every item below could be filled with a plausible figure. None of them is. On a page a lender may read, a number that cannot be traced is worse than an absence, so the absences are named.
- This place is not listed as a community in the FEMA Community Status Book, so no NFIP participation or CRS class is shown.
- Parcel level detail, zoning and flood zone at an address are resolved in the platform, not on this page.
SBA figures count approvals to borrowers whose address is in the place. They are not approvals for projects inside the place boundary: the tape records a borrower city and a project county, and those can differ.
Common questions
West Bend questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in West Bend, Iowa?
855, in 320 households. West Bend city covers 0.89 square miles of land, which is 958 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is West Bend in?
West Bend lies in more than one. By area it is 67.8 percent in Palo Alto County, 32.2 percent in Kossuth County. This page sits under Palo Alto County because that county holds the largest share. The split is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries.
What is the median household income in West Bend?
$86,154. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $159,700. Median gross rent is $538 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Are the county figures on this page West Bend figures?
No, and they are labelled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Palo Alto County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of West Bend.
Is zoning published for West Bend?
Not yet. The zoning layer is in build. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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