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West Bend city, Wisconsin: commercial real estate data.
West Bend city is a Census city of 32,030 people across 15.57 square miles of land, in Washington County. Median household income is $74,076, 65.8 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 41 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $20.2 m.
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West Bend
What West Bend is
- Census place typecity
- Land area15.57 sq mi
- Water area0.16 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,058
- County holding the largest share of its areaWashington County, 100.0 percent
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
- Population32,030
- Median age41.0
- Population under 186,912
- Share under 1821.6 percent
- Population 65 and over6,195
- Share 65 and over19.3 percent
- Households14,096
- Family households8,103
- Share of households that are families57.5 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$74,076
- Per capita income$40,295
- Civilian labor force17,591
- Employed17,034
- Unemployed557 plus or minus 212
- Unemployment rate3.2 percent plus or minus 1.2
- Adults 25 and over22,536
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher95.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher28.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree9.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
West Bend
Housing in West Bend
- Housing units14,680
- Occupied units14,096
- Vacant units584 plus or minus 206
- Vacancy rate4.0 percent plus or minus 1.4
- Owner occupied9,279
- Renter occupied4,817
- Ownership rate65.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$263,100
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,076
- Annual rent as a share of median income17.4 percent
- Single family units9,133
- Share single family62.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more5,494
- Share in buildings of two or more37.4 percent
- Mobile homes53 plus or minus 45
- Median year structure built1977
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 commute15,365
- Commuting under 15 minutes5,217
- Share commuting under 15 minutes34.0 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more6,391
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more41.6 percent
- Drove alone79.6 percent
- Carpooled7.5 percent plus or minus 1.9
- Public transport0.1 percent plus or minus 0.2
- Walked2.1 percent plus or minus 0.8
- Worked from home8.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
West Bend
SBA loans in West Bend (7(a))
- Approvals41
- Gross approval$20,168,300
- Average approval$491,910
- Median approval$296,600
- Ninetieth percentile approval$727,500
- Largest approval$4,698,000
- Jobs supported447
- Jobs per approval10.9
- Loans with a final outcome5
- Paid in full5
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more12.2 percent
- Share to franchises12.2 percent
- Distinct lenders22
- Distinct industries by NAICS31
A charge-off rate is not published here. only 5 resolved loans, too few to publish a rate, and a rate over that few outcomes would move several points on one loan.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
West Bend
SBA loans in West Bend (504)
- Approvals33
- Gross approval$20,549,000
- Average approval$622,697
- Median approval$657,000
- Largest approval$1,182,000
- Jobs supported253
- Loans with a final outcome14
- Charged off0
- Charge-off rate over resolved loans0.0 percent
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs3
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Washington County, not West Bend
Washington County context, not West Bend figures
These are Washington 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 Washington County3,427
- Employment at those establishments, Washington County54,404
- Covered employment, Washington County58,417
- Average annual pay, Washington County$58,316
- Average weekly wage, Washington County$1,121
- Housing units permitted, Washington County447
- Of those, single family, Washington County278
- County product, 2024, Washington County$9,202,250,000
- County product change over the prior year, Washington County5.3 percent
- Average income of an arriving household, Washington County$77,516
Every figure in this section is published for Washington 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, Wisconsin?
32,030, in 14,096 households. West Bend city covers 15.57 square miles of land, which is 2,058 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?
Washington County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in West Bend?
$74,076. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $263,100. Median gross rent is $1,076 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to West Bend businesses?
41 7(a) approvals totalling $20.2 m, across 22 lenders, median approval $296,600, plus 33 504 approvals worth $20.5 m. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in West Bend, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to West Bend borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for West Bend. only 5 resolved loans, too few to publish a rate, and a percentage over that few outcomes would move several points on a single loan. The counts are shown instead.
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 Washington 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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