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Population (year 2000): 3,161. Estimated
population in July 2005: 3,231 (+2.2% change)
Males: 1,521 (48.1%), Females: 1,640 (51.9%)
Des Moines County
Zip code:
52655
Median resident age: 40.9 years
Median household income: $38,958 (year 2000)
Median house value: $64,300 (year 2000)
Races in West Burlington:
- White Non-Hispanic (92.6%)
- Hispanic (3.1%)
- Black (2.5%)
- Two or more races (1.1%)
- Other race (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (30.8%), Irish (15.2%),
United States (11.3%), English (8.8%), Swedish (7.7%), Dutch
(4.7%).
Elevation: 699 feet
Land area: 5.0 square miles
For population 25 years and over in West Burlington
- High school or higher: 89.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.8%
- Unemployed: 6.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 13.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in West Burlington city
- Never married: 21.7%
- Now married: 51.4%
- Separated: 2.8%
- Widowed: 10.0%
- Divorced: 14.1%
4.2% Foreign born (2.1% Europe, 1.9% Latin
America).
Population change in the 1990s: +81 (+2.6%).
Hospital/medical center in West Burlington:
- GREAT RIVER MEDICAL CENTER (1221 SOUTH GEAR
AVENUE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near West Burlington:
- FORT MADISON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 18 miles;
FORT MADISON, IA)
- MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 29 miles; CARTHAGE, IL)
- HENRY COUNTY HEALTH CENTER (about 31 miles; MOUNT
PLEASANT, IA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to West
Burlington:
- SOUTHEAST IOWA REGIONAL (about 5 miles; BURLINGTON,
IA; ID: BRL)
- QUINCY REGIONAL-BALDWIN FIELD (about 61 miles;
QUINCY, IL; ID: UIN)
- QUAD CITY INTL (about 63 miles; MOLINE, IL; ID: MLI)
Other public-use airports nearest to West Burlington:
- FORT MADISON MUNI (about 16 miles; FORT MADISON, IA;
ID: FSW)
- MOUNT PLEASANT MUNI (about 25 miles; MOUNT PLEASANT,
IA; ID: MPZ)
- CARTHAGE (about 29 miles; CARTHAGE, IL; ID: I48)
Amtrak stations near West Burlington:
- 5 miles: ALDERSHOT (BURLINGTON, 1199 WATERDOWN RD.).
Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible,
enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public
payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking,
call for car rental service, call for taxi service,
intercity bus service, public transit connection.
- 5 miles: BURLINGTON (300 S. MAIN ST.). Services:
partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area,
public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines,
free short-term parking, call for car rental service,
call for taxi service, public transit connection.
- 18 miles: FORT MADISON (1601 20TH ST.). Services:
ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed
waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones,
vending machines, free short-term parking, free
long-term parking, call for car rental service.
College/University in West Burlington:
- SOUTHEASTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (Full-time
enrollment: 1,867; Location: 1500 WEST AGENCY ROAD;
Public; Website: www.secc.cc.ia.us)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
West Burlington:
- WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY (about 43 miles; MACOMB,
IL; Full-time enrollment: 11,096)
- AUGUSTANA COLLEGE (about 62 miles; ROCK ISLAND, IL;
FT enrollment: 2,220)
- EASTERN IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT (about 64
miles; DAVENPORT, IA; FT enrollment: 4,180)
- UNIVERSITY OF IOWA (about 64 miles; IOWA CITY, IA;
FT enrollment: 24,766)
- SAINT AMBROSE UNIVERSITY (about 65 miles; DAVENPORT,
IA; FT enrollment: 2,310)
- BLACK HAWK COLLEGE (about 66 miles; MOLINE, IL; FT
enrollment: 3,891)
- INDIAN HILLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 88 miles;
OTTUMWA, IA; FT enrollment: 2,744)
Public high school in West Burlington:
- WEST BURLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 237;
Location: 408 W VAN WEISS BLVD; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in West Burlington:
- WEST BURLINGTON ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 363;
Location: 545 RAMSEY ST; Grades: KG - 06)
- WEST BURLINGTON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students:
121; Location: 408 W VAN WEISS BLVD; Grades: 07 - 08)
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