Lone Tree vs University Heights

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

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

Lone Tree has the higher population (1,285 vs 1,232 in University Heights). University Heights has the higher median household income ($105,172 vs $80,294 in Lone Tree). University Heights has the higher median home value ($393,200 vs $170,700 in Lone Tree).

Population, income & housing

	Lone Tree	University Heights
Population	1,285	1,232
Median age	44.8 yrs	27.6 yrs
Median household income	$80,294	$105,172
Median home value	$170,700	$393,200
Median gross rent	$947	$1,417
Housing units	545	573
Homeownership rate	85.8%	55.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.5%	89.2%
Unemployment rate	2.1%	0.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lone Tree	University Heights
Population	1,312 → 1,285 (-2.1%)	1,159 → 1,232 (+6.3%)
Median household income	$62,137 → $80,294 (+29.2%)	$68,533 → $105,172 (+53.5%)
Median home value	$156,200 → $170,700 (+9.3%)	$295,700 → $393,200 (+33.0%)
Median gross rent	$695 → $947 (+36.3%)	$1,500 → $1,417 (-5.5%)

Lone Tree

Population

1,3121,285

Median household income

$62,137$80,294

Median home value

$156,200$170,700

Median gross rent

$695$947

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)

	Lone Tree	University Heights
Under 5	6.0%	8.1%
5 to 17	15.5%	14.7%
18 to 24	9.0%	21.7%
25 to 34	8.1%	18.8%
35 to 44	11.5%	11.5%
45 to 54	13.2%	3.5%
55 to 64	19.8%	12.0%
65 to 74	9.4%	6.1%
75 and over	7.4%	3.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lone Tree	University Heights
White (non-Hispanic)	92.3%	85.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	6.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	2.7%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	4.4%	4.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lone Tree	University Heights
No high school diploma	4.7%	0.0%
High school graduate	39.5%	2.0%
Some college or associate's	34.3%	8.8%
Bachelor's degree	14.8%	32.7%
Graduate or professional degree	6.7%	56.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lone Tree	University Heights
Drove alone	73.6%	36.7%
Carpooled	16.4%	4.9%
Public transit	0.7%	2.9%
Walked	0.0%	29.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	7.5%
Worked from home	6.3%	17.7%
Other means	3.0%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lone Tree	University Heights
1-unit, detached	81.1%	54.5%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.8%	1.7%
5 to 19 units	8.4%	15.9%
20 or more units	1.1%	27.9%
Mobile home & other	3.7%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Lone Tree	University Heights
Poverty rate	6.6%	16.9%
Average household size	2.52	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	27	18
Median year structure built	1968	1965