Hills vs University Heights

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

Hills 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 892 in Hills). University Heights has the higher median household income ($105,172 vs $81,875 in Hills). University Heights has the higher median home value ($393,200 vs $217,800 in Hills).

Population, income & housing

	Hills	University Heights
Population	892	1,232
Median age	41.1 yrs	27.6 yrs
Median household income	$81,875	$105,172
Median home value	$217,800	$393,200
Median gross rent	$1,179	$1,417
Housing units	444	573
Homeownership rate	62.2%	55.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.2%	89.2%
Unemployment rate	1.4%	0.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hills	University Heights
Population	780 → 892 (+14.4%)	1,159 → 1,232 (+6.3%)
Median household income	$54,922 → $81,875 (+49.1%)	$68,533 → $105,172 (+53.5%)
Median home value	$158,600 → $217,800 (+37.3%)	$295,700 → $393,200 (+33.0%)
Median gross rent	$990 → $1,179 (+19.1%)	$1,500 → $1,417 (-5.5%)

Hills

Population

780892

Median household income

$54,922$81,875

Median home value

$158,600$217,800

Median gross rent

$990$1,179

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)

	Hills	University Heights
Under 5	5.3%	8.1%
5 to 17	10.3%	14.7%
18 to 24	7.6%	21.7%
25 to 34	17.5%	18.8%
35 to 44	16.9%	11.5%
45 to 54	7.5%	3.5%
55 to 64	11.5%	12.0%
65 to 74	14.1%	6.1%
75 and over	9.2%	3.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hills	University Heights
White (non-Hispanic)	88.9%	85.1%
Black or African American	3.9%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	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	4.7%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	2.1%	4.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hills	University Heights
No high school diploma	4.4%	0.0%
High school graduate	34.7%	2.0%
Some college or associate's	36.6%	8.8%
Bachelor's degree	18.5%	32.7%
Graduate or professional degree	5.7%	56.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hills	University Heights
Drove alone	73.7%	36.7%
Carpooled	6.5%	4.9%
Public transit	0.0%	2.9%
Walked	5.2%	29.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	7.5%
Worked from home	14.0%	17.7%
Other means	0.5%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hills	University Heights
1-unit, detached	58.8%	54.5%
1-unit, attached	10.4%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.9%	1.7%
5 to 19 units	19.6%	15.9%
20 or more units	7.7%	27.9%
Mobile home & other	0.7%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Hills	University Heights
Poverty rate	8.9%	16.9%
Average household size	2.15	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	19	18
Median year structure built	1977	1965