Oxford vs University Heights

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

Oxford 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 766 in Oxford). University Heights has the higher median household income ($105,172 vs $73,869 in Oxford). University Heights has the higher median home value ($393,200 vs $202,200 in Oxford).

Population, income & housing

	Oxford	University Heights
Population	766	1,232
Median age	32.4 yrs	27.6 yrs
Median household income	$73,869	$105,172
Median home value	$202,200	$393,200
Median gross rent	$917	$1,417
Housing units	340	573
Homeownership rate	78.3%	55.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.4%	89.2%
Unemployment rate	1.3%	0.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Oxford	University Heights
Population	812 → 766 (-5.7%)	1,159 → 1,232 (+6.3%)
Median household income	$65,000 → $73,869 (+13.6%)	$68,533 → $105,172 (+53.5%)
Median home value	$141,100 → $202,200 (+43.3%)	$295,700 → $393,200 (+33.0%)
Median gross rent	$950 → $917 (-3.5%)	$1,500 → $1,417 (-5.5%)

Oxford

Population

812766

Median household income

$65,000$73,869

Median home value

$141,100$202,200

Median gross rent

$950$917

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)

	Oxford	University Heights
Under 5	7.7%	8.1%
5 to 17	21.5%	14.7%
18 to 24	6.7%	21.7%
25 to 34	17.1%	18.8%
35 to 44	9.9%	11.5%
45 to 54	9.3%	3.5%
55 to 64	15.5%	12.0%
65 to 74	7.8%	6.1%
75 and over	4.4%	3.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Oxford	University Heights
White (non-Hispanic)	86.0%	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	3.5%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	10.4%	4.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Oxford	University Heights
No high school diploma	4.3%	0.0%
High school graduate	40.5%	2.0%
Some college or associate's	32.8%	8.8%
Bachelor's degree	18.5%	32.7%
Graduate or professional degree	3.9%	56.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Oxford	University Heights
Drove alone	72.8%	36.7%
Carpooled	9.3%	4.9%
Public transit	0.0%	2.9%
Walked	3.3%	29.5%
Bicycle	0.8%	7.5%
Worked from home	13.9%	17.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Oxford	University Heights
1-unit, detached	72.1%	54.5%
1-unit, attached	7.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	1.7%
5 to 19 units	6.5%	15.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	27.9%
Mobile home & other	13.8%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Oxford	University Heights
Poverty rate	9.5%	16.9%
Average household size	2.37	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	26	18
Median year structure built	1961	1965