New Sharon vs University Park

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

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

New Sharon has the higher population (1,147 vs 704 in University Park). University Park has the higher median household income ($65,815 vs $60,000 in New Sharon). New Sharon has the higher median home value ($125,000 vs $92,700 in University Park).

Population, income & housing

	New Sharon	University Park
Population	1,147	704
Median age	38.9 yrs	25.9 yrs
Median household income	$60,000	$65,815
Median home value	$125,000	$92,700
Median gross rent	$564	$731
Housing units	637	286
Homeownership rate	78.6%	57.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.9%	19.3%
Unemployment rate	3.1%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	New Sharon	University Park
Population	1,144 → 1,147 (+0.3%)	429 → 704 (+64.1%)
Median household income	$65,341 → $60,000 (-8.2%)	$49,167 → $65,815 (+33.9%)
Median home value	$111,600 → $125,000 (+12.0%)	$85,700 → $92,700 (+8.2%)
Median gross rent	$488 → $564 (+15.6%)	$704 → $731 (+3.8%)

New Sharon

Population

1,1441,147

Median household income

$65,341$60,000

Median home value

$111,600$125,000

Median gross rent

$488$564

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)

	New Sharon	University Park
Under 5	4.4%	10.2%
5 to 17	17.0%	24.1%
18 to 24	7.9%	14.8%
25 to 34	12.6%	8.4%
35 to 44	17.6%	19.0%
45 to 54	9.6%	8.1%
55 to 64	12.6%	10.5%
65 to 74	11.2%	2.3%
75 and over	7.1%	2.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	New Sharon	University Park
White (non-Hispanic)	96.2%	80.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	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	3.8%	6.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	7.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	New Sharon	University Park
No high school diploma	4.7%	8.1%
High school graduate	38.5%	33.0%
Some college or associate's	34.9%	39.7%
Bachelor's degree	14.8%	14.2%
Graduate or professional degree	7.0%	5.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	New Sharon	University Park
Drove alone	80.9%	78.0%
Carpooled	7.9%	11.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.7%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.6%	9.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	New Sharon	University Park
1-unit, detached	81.9%	71.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	12.2%	22.7%
5 to 19 units	4.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.0%
Mobile home & other	1.3%	4.2%

Poverty & households

	New Sharon	University Park
Poverty rate	11.2%	9.8%
Average household size	2.08	2.64
Mean commute (minutes)	18	16
Median year structure built	1957	1938