Iowa City

Population: 75,264
Median household income: $57,533
Median home value: $273,600

Located in Johnson County, Iowa, Iowa City is a community with a population of 75,264. At $57,533, its median household income sits below Johnson County's $74,721.

Between 2019 and 2023, Iowa City's population held roughly steady from 74,950 to 75,264, while its median home value rose 27.2% from $215,100 to $273,600.

The typical home was built around 1984. 26.3% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 75,264
Median age: 26.3 yrs
Median household income: $57,533
Median home value: $273,600
Median gross rent: $1,094
Housing units: 33,855
Homeownership rate: 46.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 60.7%
Unemployment rate: 4.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

74,95075,264

Median household income

$49,075$57,533

Median home value

$215,100$273,600

Median gross rent

$967$1,094

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	74,950	$49,075	$215,100	$967
2020	75,849	$48,148	$223,900	$976
2021	74,240	$51,925	$230,700	$1,030
2022	74,878	$54,879	$256,600	$1,077
2023	75,264	$57,533	$273,600	$1,094

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.2%

5 to 179.8%

18 to 2433.8%

25 to 3414.5%

35 to 449.7%

45 to 548.3%

55 to 647.7%

65 to 747.1%

75 and over5.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3,141	4.2%
5 to 17	7,365	9.8%
18 to 24	25,403	33.8%
25 to 34	10,921	14.5%
35 to 44	7,301	9.7%
45 to 54	6,214	8.3%
55 to 64	5,780	7.7%
65 to 74	5,346	7.1%
75 and over	3,793	5.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	54,459	72.4%
Black or African American	6,212	8.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	49	0.1%
Asian	5,092	6.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	14	0.0%
Some other race	451	0.6%
Two or more races	2,899	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6,088	8.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.2%

High school graduate13.7%

Some college or associate's22.4%

Bachelor's degree31.1%

Graduate or professional degree29.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,258	3.2%
High school graduate	5,411	13.7%
Some college or associate's	8,808	22.4%
Bachelor's degree	12,228	31.1%
Graduate or professional degree	11,650	29.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone56.0%

Carpooled7.6%

Public transit6.7%

Walked14.0%

Bicycle3.1%

Worked from home11.2%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	23,368	56.0%
Carpooled	3,167	7.6%
Public transit	2,804	6.7%
Walked	5,843	14.0%
Bicycle	1,308	3.1%
Worked from home	4,650	11.2%
Other means	561	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	16,723	45.1%
15 to 29 min	14,784	39.9%
30 to 44 min	3,713	10.0%
45 to 59 min	895	2.4%
60+ min	936	2.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.23
Poverty rate: 26.3% (18,055 of 68,746)

	Count	Share
Family households	12,434	40.4%
Nonfamily households	18,346	59.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1984

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	30,780	90.9%
Vacant	3,075	9.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	14,253	46.3%
Renter-occupied	16,527	53.7%

1-unit, detached40.5%

1-unit, attached9.3%

2 to 4 units8.1%

5 to 19 units21.9%

20 or more units18.3%

Mobile home & other2.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	13,713	40.5%
1-unit, attached	3,150	9.3%
2 to 4 units	2,730	8.1%
5 to 19 units	7,414	21.9%
20 or more units	6,182	18.3%
Mobile home & other	666	2.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1938595
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 26 sq mi
Water area: 0.54 sq mi
Center point: 41.6557, -91.5309