Oskaloosa vs University Park

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

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

Oskaloosa has the higher population (11,492 vs 704 in University Park). University Park has the higher median household income ($65,815 vs $62,172 in Oskaloosa). Oskaloosa has the higher median home value ($128,900 vs $92,700 in University Park).

Population, income & housing

	Oskaloosa	University Park
Population	11,492	704
Median age	37.9 yrs	25.9 yrs
Median household income	$62,172	$65,815
Median home value	$128,900	$92,700
Median gross rent	$880	$731
Housing units	5,139	286
Homeownership rate	60.5%	57.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.0%	19.3%
Unemployment rate	4.2%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Oskaloosa	University Park
Population	11,511 → 11,492 (-0.2%)	429 → 704 (+64.1%)
Median household income	$47,429 → $62,172 (+31.1%)	$49,167 → $65,815 (+33.9%)
Median home value	$96,300 → $128,900 (+33.9%)	$85,700 → $92,700 (+8.2%)
Median gross rent	$653 → $880 (+34.8%)	$704 → $731 (+3.8%)

Oskaloosa

Population

11,51111,492

Median household income

$47,429$62,172

Median home value

$96,300$128,900

Median gross rent

$653$880

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)

	Oskaloosa	University Park
Under 5	5.0%	10.2%
5 to 17	17.4%	24.1%
18 to 24	11.4%	14.8%
25 to 34	12.6%	8.4%
35 to 44	11.4%	19.0%
45 to 54	10.1%	8.1%
55 to 64	11.8%	10.5%
65 to 74	11.7%	2.3%
75 and over	8.6%	2.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Oskaloosa	University Park
White (non-Hispanic)	91.8%	80.3%
Black or African American	1.9%	5.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	1.7%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.8%	6.8%
Hispanic or Latino	2.6%	7.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Oskaloosa	University Park
No high school diploma	6.0%	8.1%
High school graduate	37.0%	33.0%
Some college or associate's	31.0%	39.7%
Bachelor's degree	18.8%	14.2%
Graduate or professional degree	7.1%	5.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Oskaloosa	University Park
Drove alone	79.3%	78.0%
Carpooled	10.0%	11.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.6%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.5%	9.9%
Other means	0.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Oskaloosa	University Park
1-unit, detached	70.6%	71.3%
1-unit, attached	1.7%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	12.0%	22.7%
5 to 19 units	9.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.6%	1.0%
Mobile home & other	3.9%	4.2%

Poverty & households

	Oskaloosa	University Park
Poverty rate	16.1%	9.8%
Average household size	2.32	2.64
Mean commute (minutes)	16	16
Median year structure built	1964	1938