Shueyville vs University Heights

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

Shueyville 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 810 in Shueyville). Shueyville has the higher median household income ($136,250 vs $105,172 in University Heights). Shueyville has the higher median home value ($572,700 vs $393,200 in University Heights).

Population, income & housing

	Shueyville	University Heights
Population	810	1,232
Median age	45.7 yrs	27.6 yrs
Median household income	$136,250	$105,172
Median home value	$572,700	$393,200
Median gross rent	—	$1,417
Housing units	308	573
Homeownership rate	98.6%	55.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	47.5%	89.2%
Unemployment rate	0.7%	0.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Shueyville	University Heights
Population	772 → 810 (+4.9%)	1,159 → 1,232 (+6.3%)
Median household income	$160,417 → $136,250 (-15.1%)	$68,533 → $105,172 (+53.5%)
Median home value	$383,000 → $572,700 (+49.5%)	$295,700 → $393,200 (+33.0%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,500 → $1,417 (-5.5%)

Shueyville

Population

772810

Median household income

$160,417$136,250

Median home value

$383,000$572,700

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)

	Shueyville	University Heights
Under 5	2.0%	8.1%
5 to 17	22.6%	14.7%
18 to 24	7.0%	21.7%
25 to 34	4.0%	18.8%
35 to 44	11.6%	11.5%
45 to 54	19.5%	3.5%
55 to 64	16.7%	12.0%
65 to 74	14.2%	6.1%
75 and over	2.5%	3.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Shueyville	University Heights
White (non-Hispanic)	83.6%	85.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	14.0%	6.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	2.0%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.2%	4.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Shueyville	University Heights
No high school diploma	1.1%	0.0%
High school graduate	9.7%	2.0%
Some college or associate's	41.7%	8.8%
Bachelor's degree	30.7%	32.7%
Graduate or professional degree	16.8%	56.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Shueyville	University Heights
Drove alone	81.1%	36.7%
Carpooled	5.3%	4.9%
Public transit	0.5%	2.9%
Walked	0.0%	29.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	7.5%
Worked from home	13.1%	17.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Shueyville	University Heights
1-unit, detached	98.7%	54.5%
1-unit, attached	1.3%	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

	Shueyville	University Heights
Poverty rate	1.0%	16.9%
Average household size	2.77	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	20	18
Median year structure built	2002	1965