Oakland vs Underwood

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

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

Oakland has the higher population (1,500 vs 977 in Underwood). Underwood has the higher median household income ($90,556 vs $72,500 in Oakland). Underwood has the higher median home value ($227,400 vs $144,600 in Oakland).

Population, income & housing

	Oakland	Underwood
Population	1,500	977
Median age	36.4 yrs	29.5 yrs
Median household income	$72,500	$90,556
Median home value	$144,600	$227,400
Median gross rent	$856	$819
Housing units	657	363
Homeownership rate	61.1%	80.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.7%	32.6%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	1.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Oakland	Underwood
Population	1,567 → 1,500 (-4.3%)	854 → 977 (+14.4%)
Median household income	$67,222 → $72,500 (+7.9%)	$81,250 → $90,556 (+11.5%)
Median home value	$110,800 → $144,600 (+30.5%)	$160,800 → $227,400 (+41.4%)
Median gross rent	$655 → $856 (+30.7%)	$700 → $819 (+17.0%)

Oakland

Population

1,5671,500

Median household income

$67,222$72,500

Median home value

$110,800$144,600

Median gross rent

$655$856

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)

	Oakland	Underwood
Under 5	5.7%	10.1%
5 to 17	18.7%	22.3%
18 to 24	10.9%	9.4%
25 to 34	13.1%	15.0%
35 to 44	10.9%	12.9%
45 to 54	10.8%	8.7%
55 to 64	13.7%	11.6%
65 to 74	9.5%	5.6%
75 and over	6.8%	4.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Oakland	Underwood
White (non-Hispanic)	81.3%	89.6%
Black or African American	0.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.5%
Asian	0.0%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	3.8%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.3%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	10.5%	7.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Oakland	Underwood
No high school diploma	9.8%	5.1%
High school graduate	31.7%	16.0%
Some college or associate's	37.8%	46.3%
Bachelor's degree	16.6%	19.2%
Graduate or professional degree	4.1%	13.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Oakland	Underwood
Drove alone	75.1%	79.5%
Carpooled	16.1%	5.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.7%	4.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.1%	9.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Oakland	Underwood
1-unit, detached	79.1%	84.6%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	10.2%	5.2%
5 to 19 units	10.2%	9.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Oakland	Underwood
Poverty rate	16.8%	2.5%
Average household size	2.49	2.81
Mean commute (minutes)	24	25
Median year structure built	1956	1980