North Liberty vs University Heights

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

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

North Liberty has the higher population (20,782 vs 1,232 in University Heights). University Heights has the higher median household income ($105,172 vs $103,933 in North Liberty). University Heights has the higher median home value ($393,200 vs $300,000 in North Liberty).

Population, income & housing

	North Liberty	University Heights
Population	20,782	1,232
Median age	31.8 yrs	27.6 yrs
Median household income	$103,933	$105,172
Median home value	$300,000	$393,200
Median gross rent	$1,226	$1,417
Housing units	8,450	573
Homeownership rate	68.5%	55.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	53.3%	89.2%
Unemployment rate	2.9%	0.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	North Liberty	University Heights
Population	18,829 → 20,782 (+10.4%)	1,159 → 1,232 (+6.3%)
Median household income	$83,949 → $103,933 (+23.8%)	$68,533 → $105,172 (+53.5%)
Median home value	$220,800 → $300,000 (+35.9%)	$295,700 → $393,200 (+33.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,110 → $1,226 (+10.5%)	$1,500 → $1,417 (-5.5%)

North Liberty

Population

18,82920,782

Median household income

$83,949$103,933

Median home value

$220,800$300,000

Median gross rent

$1,110$1,226

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)

	North Liberty	University Heights
Under 5	7.0%	8.1%
5 to 17	22.1%	14.7%
18 to 24	7.7%	21.7%
25 to 34	19.0%	18.8%
35 to 44	19.4%	11.5%
45 to 54	11.0%	3.5%
55 to 64	7.0%	12.0%
65 to 74	3.8%	6.1%
75 and over	3.0%	3.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	North Liberty	University Heights
White (non-Hispanic)	79.6%	85.1%
Black or African American	4.6%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	4.9%	6.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	5.1%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	5.8%	4.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	North Liberty	University Heights
No high school diploma	1.3%	0.0%
High school graduate	11.1%	2.0%
Some college or associate's	34.3%	8.8%
Bachelor's degree	33.2%	32.7%
Graduate or professional degree	20.1%	56.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	North Liberty	University Heights
Drove alone	73.2%	36.7%
Carpooled	11.9%	4.9%
Public transit	0.8%	2.9%
Walked	0.6%	29.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	7.5%
Worked from home	13.4%	17.7%
Other means	0.1%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	North Liberty	University Heights
1-unit, detached	49.9%	54.5%
1-unit, attached	22.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.7%	1.7%
5 to 19 units	15.1%	15.9%
20 or more units	3.7%	27.9%
Mobile home & other	4.8%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	North Liberty	University Heights
Poverty rate	4.4%	16.9%
Average household size	2.65	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	24	18
Median year structure built	2004	1965