Tiffin vs University Heights

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

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

Tiffin has the higher population (5,271 vs 1,232 in University Heights). Tiffin has the higher median household income ($106,034 vs $105,172 in University Heights). University Heights has the higher median home value ($393,200 vs $315,800 in Tiffin).

Population, income & housing

	Tiffin	University Heights
Population	5,271	1,232
Median age	33.0 yrs	27.6 yrs
Median household income	$106,034	$105,172
Median home value	$315,800	$393,200
Median gross rent	$1,367	$1,417
Housing units	2,186	573
Homeownership rate	80.8%	55.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	60.6%	89.2%
Unemployment rate	0.6%	0.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Tiffin	University Heights
Population	3,351 → 5,271 (+57.3%)	1,159 → 1,232 (+6.3%)
Median household income	$78,713 → $106,034 (+34.7%)	$68,533 → $105,172 (+53.5%)
Median home value	$233,000 → $315,800 (+35.5%)	$295,700 → $393,200 (+33.0%)
Median gross rent	$994 → $1,367 (+37.5%)	$1,500 → $1,417 (-5.5%)

Tiffin

Population

3,3515,271

Median household income

$78,713$106,034

Median home value

$233,000$315,800

Median gross rent

$994$1,367

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)

	Tiffin	University Heights
Under 5	8.6%	8.1%
5 to 17	21.6%	14.7%
18 to 24	9.2%	21.7%
25 to 34	18.0%	18.8%
35 to 44	12.9%	11.5%
45 to 54	10.6%	3.5%
55 to 64	8.1%	12.0%
65 to 74	7.8%	6.1%
75 and over	3.3%	3.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Tiffin	University Heights
White (non-Hispanic)	79.2%	85.1%
Black or African American	4.7%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.8%	6.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.7%	0.2%
Two or more races	5.7%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	4.9%	4.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Tiffin	University Heights
No high school diploma	1.4%	0.0%
High school graduate	16.4%	2.0%
Some college or associate's	21.5%	8.8%
Bachelor's degree	41.5%	32.7%
Graduate or professional degree	19.1%	56.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Tiffin	University Heights
Drove alone	79.6%	36.7%
Carpooled	2.1%	4.9%
Public transit	0.2%	2.9%
Walked	0.5%	29.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	7.5%
Worked from home	17.1%	17.7%
Other means	0.4%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Tiffin	University Heights
1-unit, detached	36.3%	54.5%
1-unit, attached	45.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	7.0%	1.7%
5 to 19 units	9.7%	15.9%
20 or more units	1.0%	27.9%
Mobile home & other	0.7%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Tiffin	University Heights
Poverty rate	7.1%	16.9%
Average household size	2.50	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	20	18
Median year structure built	2011	1965