West Union, IA Profile

West Union, IA, population 2,397, is located in Iowa's Fayette county, about 66.5 miles from Cedar Rapids and 122.0 miles from Madison.

Through the 90's West Union's population has grown by about 2%. It is estimated that in the first 5 years of the past decade the population of West Union has declined by about 3%. Since 2005 West Union's population has declined by about 2%.

West Union's property crime levels tend to be Iowa's average level.

Population Statistics

Gender

Population by Gender
	Males	49%
	Females	51%

As % of Population

Race

Population by Race
	White	97%
	African American	0%
	Native American	0%
	Asian	1%
	Hawaiian	0%
	Other/Mixed	2%

As % of Population

Age

Median Age
	Population	9.99
	Males	9.99
	Females	9.99

Vs. State Median Age


Under 20	9.99%	Under 20:	9.99%
20 to 40	9.99%	20 to 40:	9.99%
40 to 60	9.99%	40 to 60:	9.99%
Over 60	9.99%	Over 60:	9.99%

Age Distribution

Size

Population by Year		Change Rate
2000	2,549	N/A
2001	2,525	-0.94%
2002	2,498	-1.07%
2003	2,473	-1.00%
2004	2,444	-1.17%
2005	2,441	-0.12%
2006	2,412	-1.19%
2007	2,437	1.04%
2008	2,403	-1.40%
2009	2,397	-0.25%

Vs. State Change Rate

Economics

Household Income
Median	$34,515

Vs. State Median Income

Law Enforcement Statistics

Violent Crime Reports

Rate Per 100K People
2001	N/A
2002	39
2003	N/A
2004	N/A
2005	N/A
2006	120
2007	N/A
2008	205
2009	166
2010	42

Vs. State Violent Crime Rate

Year	Murder, Man-Slaughter	Forcible Rape	Robbery	Aggravated Assault
2001	-	-	-	-
2002	0	0	0	1
2003	-	-	-	-
2004	-	-	-	-
2005	-	-	-	-
2006	0	0	0	3
2007	-	-	-	-
2008	0	0	1	4
2009	0	0	0	4
2010	0	0	0	1

Property Crime Reports

Rate Per 100K People
2001	N/A
2002	1,486
2003	N/A
2004	N/A
2005	N/A
2006	280
2007	N/A
2008	616
2009	1,656
2010	790

Vs. State Property Crime Rate

Year	Burglary	Larceny, Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft
2001	-	-	-
2002	12	24	2
2003	-	-	-
2004	-	-	-
2005	-	-	-
2006	2	4	1
2007	-	-	-
2008	3	11	1
2009	25	13	2
2010	5	13	1

Location

Elevation	1,170 feet above sea level
Land Area	2.7 Square Miles