Underwood

Population: 977
Median household income: $90,556
Median home value: $227,400

Underwood is a community in Pottawattamie County, Iowa, home to 977 residents. At $90,556, its median household income sits above Pottawattamie County's $71,446.

From 2019 to 2023, Underwood's population grew 14.4% from 854 to 977, while its median home value rose 41.4% from $160,800 to $227,400.

Owners occupy 80.7% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 29.5 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 977
Median age: 29.5 yrs
Median household income: $90,556
Median home value: $227,400
Median gross rent: $819
Housing units: 363
Homeownership rate: 80.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 32.6%
Unemployment rate: 1.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

854977

Median household income

$81,250$90,556

Median home value

$160,800$227,400

Median gross rent

$700$819

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	854	$81,250	$160,800	$700
2020	955	$77,361	$158,200	$756
2021	1,003	$85,156	$185,300	$794
2022	983	$92,188	$225,600	$840
2023	977	$90,556	$227,400	$819

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

Age distribution

Under 510.1%

5 to 1722.3%

18 to 249.4%

25 to 3415.0%

35 to 4412.9%

45 to 548.7%

55 to 6411.6%

65 to 745.6%

75 and over4.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	99	10.1%
5 to 17	218	22.3%
18 to 24	92	9.4%
25 to 34	147	15.0%
35 to 44	126	12.9%
45 to 54	85	8.7%
55 to 64	113	11.6%
65 to 74	55	5.6%
75 and over	42	4.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	875	89.6%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	5	0.5%
Asian	10	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	16	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	71	7.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.1%

High school graduate16.0%

Some college or associate's46.3%

Bachelor's degree19.2%

Graduate or professional degree13.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	29	5.1%
High school graduate	91	16.0%
Some college or associate's	263	46.3%
Bachelor's degree	109	19.2%
Graduate or professional degree	76	13.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone79.5%

Carpooled5.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked4.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.6%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	422	79.5%
Carpooled	28	5.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	26	4.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	51	9.6%
Other means	4	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	108	22.5%
15 to 29 min	191	39.8%
30 to 44 min	129	26.9%
45 to 59 min	27	5.6%
60+ min	25	5.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.81
Poverty rate: 2.5% (24 of 951)

	Count	Share
Family households	246	70.7%
Nonfamily households	102	29.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1980

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	348	95.9%
Vacant	15	4.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	281	80.7%
Renter-occupied	67	19.3%

1-unit, detached84.6%

1-unit, attached0.6%

2 to 4 units5.2%

5 to 19 units9.6%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	307	84.6%
1-unit, attached	2	0.6%
2 to 4 units	19	5.2%
5 to 19 units	35	9.6%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1979500
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.09 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 41.3802, -95.6825