Fremont vs University Park

A side-by-side comparison of Fremont and University Park: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Fremont has the higher population (937 vs 704 in University Park). Fremont has the higher median household income ($73,239 vs $65,815 in University Park). University Park has the higher median home value ($92,700 vs $89,500 in Fremont).

Population, income & housing

	Fremont	University Park
Population	937	704
Median age	28.1 yrs	25.9 yrs
Median household income	$73,239	$65,815
Median home value	$89,500	$92,700
Median gross rent	$711	$731
Housing units	370	286
Homeownership rate	71.2%	57.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.4%	19.3%
Unemployment rate	3.4%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fremont	University Park
Population	869 → 937 (+7.8%)	429 → 704 (+64.1%)
Median household income	$51,058 → $73,239 (+43.4%)	$49,167 → $65,815 (+33.9%)
Median home value	$90,900 → $89,500 (-1.5%)	$85,700 → $92,700 (+8.2%)
Median gross rent	$578 → $711 (+23.0%)	$704 → $731 (+3.8%)

Fremont

Population

869937

Median household income

$51,058$73,239

Median home value

$90,900$89,500

Median gross rent

$578$711

University Park

Population

429704

Median household income

$49,167$65,815

Median home value

$85,700$92,700

Median gross rent

$704$731

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fremont	University Park
Under 5	16.0%	10.2%
5 to 17	19.2%	24.1%
18 to 24	11.2%	14.8%
25 to 34	18.4%	8.4%
35 to 44	8.5%	19.0%
45 to 54	11.0%	8.1%
55 to 64	7.7%	10.5%
65 to 74	4.9%	2.3%
75 and over	3.1%	2.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fremont	University Park
White (non-Hispanic)	86.8%	80.3%
Black or African American	2.3%	5.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.9%	6.8%
Hispanic or Latino	6.0%	7.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fremont	University Park
No high school diploma	6.8%	8.1%
High school graduate	37.3%	33.0%
Some college or associate's	45.6%	39.7%
Bachelor's degree	4.2%	14.2%
Graduate or professional degree	6.2%	5.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fremont	University Park
Drove alone	93.9%	78.0%
Carpooled	2.6%	11.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.9%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.6%	9.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fremont	University Park
1-unit, detached	74.3%	71.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	5.7%	22.7%
5 to 19 units	2.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.5%	1.0%
Mobile home & other	17.3%	4.2%

Poverty & households

	Fremont	University Park
Poverty rate	8.4%	9.8%
Average household size	3.03	2.64
Mean commute (minutes)	26	16
Median year structure built	1974	1938