West Branch, Iowa - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	2,061
Male Share of the Population	47.5%
Female Share of the Population	52.5%
Senior Citizens	23.6%
Employed Population 16+	1,118
Age of the Population	47

Families

% of people married	53.4%
Average household size	2

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	39.7%
Median Earnings25+	$44,315
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$6,161
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$37,083

Wealth

Median Family Income	$94,375
% Above Poverty Level	94.9%
% Below Poverty Level	5.1%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	19 minutes
% Working from Home	7.8%
% Walking and Biking to Work	2.4%
% Using Public Transportation	0.4%

Housing

People Living Alone	38.6%
Median Gross Rent	$775
Median House Value	$146,400

Ancestry

Irish	21.9%
English	11.7%
Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	9.1%
Danishn	6.3%
Norwegian	3.7%
Czech	3.2%
Dutch	2.5%
French Except Basque	2.2%
Scottish	1.6%
Swedish	1.6%
Polish	1.2%
Welsh	1%
Croatian	0.6%
Swiss	0.4%
Italian	0.4%
Belgian	0.3%
Lithuanian	0.3%
Austrian	0.3%
German	0.2%
Hungarian	0.2%
Slovak	0.1%
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West Branch Almanac

Category	Value
County	Cedar County
Standard Zip Codes	52358
Phone Area Codes	5,63,319
Time Zone	America/Chicago
Approximate Latitude	41.67
Approximate Longitude	-91.34

West Branch Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	IOWA CITY
Distance	9.8 miles
Jan Temp	13 to 30 F
Apr Temp	41 to 63 F
Jul Temp	66 to 88 F
Oct Temp	44 to 66 F
Annual Precip	37.2 inches

Station	TIPTON 4 NE
Distance	16.9 miles
Jan Temp	8 to 27 F
Apr Temp	37 to 60 F
Jul Temp	62 to 84 F
Oct Temp	38 to 63 F
Annual Precip	36.4 inches

Station	CEDAR RAPIDS AP
Distance	24.1 miles
Jan Temp	10 to 27 F
Apr Temp	38 to 60 F
Jul Temp	63 to 85 F
Oct Temp	40 to 63 F
Annual Precip	33.4 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Atalissa	350	$82,500
Coralville	20,645	$102,024
Iowa City	74,566	$82,519
Solon	2,581	$105,086
University Heights	1,206	$122,321
West Liberty	3,749	$65,568

West Branch Public Libraries

West Branch Public Library
300 NDOWNEY ST
West Branch, Iowa
(319) 643-2633

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West Branch Public Schools

Hoover Elementary School
148 N Oliphant
ZIP: 52358
(319) 643-7211
Primary
Total Enrollment 373

West Branch High School
900 W Main
ZIP: 52358
(319) 643-7216
High
Total Enrollment 244

West Branch Middle School
225 N Maple
ZIP: 52358
(319) 643-5324
Middle
Total Enrollment 247

West Branch Private Schools

Scattergood Friends School
1951 Delta Ave
ZIP: 52358
Secondary
Total Enrollment 52

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2017, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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