Frytown vs University Heights

A side-by-side comparison of Frytown and University Heights: population, income, housing, and more.

Frytown and University Heights are places in Iowa. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

University Heights has the higher population (1,232 vs 32 in Frytown). Since 2019, University Heights's population has grown faster (+6.3% vs -3.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Frytown	University Heights
Population	32	1,232
Median age	13.9 yrs	27.6 yrs
Median household income	—	$105,172
Median home value	—	$393,200
Median gross rent	—	$1,417
Housing units	8	573
Homeownership rate	100.0%	55.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	100.0%	89.2%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Frytown	University Heights
Population	33 → 32 (-3.0%)	1,159 → 1,232 (+6.3%)
Median household income	—	$68,533 → $105,172 (+53.5%)
Median home value	—	$295,700 → $393,200 (+33.0%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,500 → $1,417 (-5.5%)

Frytown

Population

3332

University Heights

Population

1,1591,232

Median household income

$68,533$105,172

Median home value

$295,700$393,200

Median gross rent

$1,500$1,417

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Frytown	University Heights
Under 5	0.0%	8.1%
5 to 17	53.1%	14.7%
18 to 24	0.0%	21.7%
25 to 34	0.0%	18.8%
35 to 44	46.9%	11.5%
45 to 54	0.0%	3.5%
55 to 64	0.0%	12.0%
65 to 74	0.0%	6.1%
75 and over	0.0%	3.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Frytown	University Heights
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	85.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	6.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	0.0%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	4.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Frytown	University Heights
No high school diploma	0.0%	0.0%
High school graduate	0.0%	2.0%
Some college or associate's	0.0%	8.8%
Bachelor's degree	46.7%	32.7%
Graduate or professional degree	53.3%	56.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Frytown	University Heights
Drove alone	100.0%	36.7%
Carpooled	0.0%	4.9%
Public transit	0.0%	2.9%
Walked	0.0%	29.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	7.5%
Worked from home	0.0%	17.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Frytown	University Heights
1-unit, detached	100.0%	54.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	1.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	15.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	27.9%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Frytown	University Heights
Poverty rate	0.0%	16.9%
Average household size	4.00	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	—	18
Median year structure built	—	1965