Neola vs Underwood

A side-by-side comparison of Neola and Underwood: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Neola has the higher population (1,098 vs 977 in Underwood). Underwood has the higher median household income ($90,556 vs $68,859 in Neola). Underwood has the higher median home value ($227,400 vs $166,400 in Neola).

Population, income & housing

	Neola	Underwood
Population	1,098	977
Median age	35.5 yrs	29.5 yrs
Median household income	$68,859	$90,556
Median home value	$166,400	$227,400
Median gross rent	$994	$819
Housing units	414	363
Homeownership rate	70.8%	80.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.4%	32.6%
Unemployment rate	0.4%	1.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Neola	Underwood
Population	990 → 1,098 (+10.9%)	854 → 977 (+14.4%)
Median household income	$67,188 → $68,859 (+2.5%)	$81,250 → $90,556 (+11.5%)
Median home value	$120,700 → $166,400 (+37.9%)	$160,800 → $227,400 (+41.4%)
Median gross rent	$870 → $994 (+14.3%)	$700 → $819 (+17.0%)

Neola

Population

9901,098

Median household income

$67,188$68,859

Median home value

$120,700$166,400

Median gross rent

$870$994

Underwood

Population

854977

Median household income

$81,250$90,556

Median home value

$160,800$227,400

Median gross rent

$700$819

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Neola	Underwood
Under 5	7.4%	10.1%
5 to 17	28.3%	22.3%
18 to 24	4.1%	9.4%
25 to 34	9.6%	15.0%
35 to 44	15.1%	12.9%
45 to 54	7.7%	8.7%
55 to 64	13.8%	11.6%
65 to 74	5.4%	5.6%
75 and over	8.6%	4.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Neola	Underwood
White (non-Hispanic)	95.7%	89.6%
Black or African American	0.4%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.5%
Asian	0.0%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.8%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	3.1%	7.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Neola	Underwood
No high school diploma	2.3%	5.1%
High school graduate	35.9%	16.0%
Some college or associate's	47.5%	46.3%
Bachelor's degree	8.2%	19.2%
Graduate or professional degree	6.2%	13.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Neola	Underwood
Drove alone	74.0%	79.5%
Carpooled	6.7%	5.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.1%	4.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.8%	9.6%
Other means	0.4%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Neola	Underwood
1-unit, detached	85.5%	84.6%
1-unit, attached	1.9%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	10.6%	5.2%
5 to 19 units	0.5%	9.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.4%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Neola	Underwood
Poverty rate	6.3%	2.5%
Average household size	2.67	2.81
Mean commute (minutes)	26	25
Median year structure built	1938	1980