University Heights

Population: 1,232
Median household income: $105,172
Median home value: $393,200

University Heights, a community in Johnson County, Iowa, has 1,232 residents. At $105,172, its median household income sits above Johnson County's $74,721.

Between 2019 and 2023, University Heights's population grew 6.3% from 1,159 to 1,232, while its median home value rose 33.0% from $295,700 to $393,200.

The largest age group is 18 to 24, 21.7% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 85.1% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,232
Median age: 27.6 yrs
Median household income: $105,172
Median home value: $393,200
Median gross rent: $1,417
Housing units: 573
Homeownership rate: 55.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 89.2%
Unemployment rate: 0.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,1591,232

Median household income

$68,533$105,172

Median home value

$295,700$393,200

Median gross rent

$1,500$1,417

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,159	$68,533	$295,700	$1,500
2020	1,332	$90,331	$332,300	$1,398
2021	1,381	$93,405	$351,400	$1,320
2022	1,353	$102,838	$379,000	$1,455
2023	1,232	$105,172	$393,200	$1,417

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

Age distribution

Under 58.1%

5 to 1714.7%

18 to 2421.7%

25 to 3418.8%

35 to 4411.5%

45 to 543.5%

55 to 6412.0%

65 to 746.1%

75 and over3.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	100	8.1%
5 to 17	181	14.7%
18 to 24	267	21.7%
25 to 34	231	18.8%
35 to 44	142	11.5%
45 to 54	43	3.5%
55 to 64	148	12.0%
65 to 74	75	6.1%
75 and over	45	3.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,048	85.1%
Black or African American	15	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	81	6.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	3	0.2%
Two or more races	28	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	57	4.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma0.0%

High school graduate2.0%

Some college or associate's8.8%

Bachelor's degree32.7%

Graduate or professional degree56.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	0	0.0%
High school graduate	14	2.0%
Some college or associate's	60	8.8%
Bachelor's degree	224	32.7%
Graduate or professional degree	386	56.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone36.7%

Carpooled4.9%

Public transit2.9%

Walked29.5%

Bicycle7.5%

Worked from home17.7%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	255	36.7%
Carpooled	34	4.9%
Public transit	20	2.9%
Walked	205	29.5%
Bicycle	52	7.5%
Worked from home	123	17.7%
Other means	5	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	256	44.8%
15 to 29 min	271	47.5%
30 to 44 min	14	2.5%
45 to 59 min	10	1.8%
60+ min	20	3.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.46
Poverty rate: 16.9% (208 of 1,232)

	Count	Share
Family households	262	52.4%
Nonfamily households	238	47.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1965

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	500	87.3%
Vacant	73	12.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	277	55.4%
Renter-occupied	223	44.6%

1-unit, detached54.5%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units1.7%

5 to 19 units15.9%

20 or more units27.9%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	312	54.5%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	10	1.7%
5 to 19 units	91	15.9%
20 or more units	160	27.9%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1979770
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.26 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.6550, -91.5589