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Iowa·Johnson County
20 tracts·74K people·$286K median·2,854/mi²
White 70 · Black 9 · Hispanic 8 · Asian 7 · Multiracial 4 · Other 1
Living alone 38 · Married couple 32 · Other 30
Health 70 · Retail 7 · Professional 7 · Leisure 6 · Manufacturing 5 · Public admin 2 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 47 · Service 21 · Sales · office 19 · Production · transport 10 · Construction · maintenance 4
Drive alone 56 · Walk 16 · Carpool 13 · Work from home 12 · Transit 6 · Bike 3
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Iowa City is $285,900 (Census ACS) — 0.6× the US median of $458,812.
Iowa City has 75,752 residents across 18 census tracts and 18 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 26.2; the population is 70.4% White, 9.4% Black, 8.1% Hispanic or Latino, 7.1% Asian, 4.3% Multiracial and 0.7% Other; the average household has 2.2 people; 60.5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 26.3% (Census ACS).
Lincoln Elementary School (83%), Bohumil Shimek Elementary School (81%) and Horace Mann Elementary School (73%) lead the elementary schools; Southeast Middle School is the middle school with reported scores (71%); West Senior High School (76%), Iowa City High School (66%) and Elizabeth Tate Alt. High School (10%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,094/month, 31% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Iowa City is $58,546 a year, 32% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Iowa City, median rent is $1,094/month and the median home value is $285,900 (Census ACS).
Iowa City reported 3.5 violent crimes and 19.0 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 84°F; winter lows average 17°F; there are 76 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 38 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Iowa City are tornado (99), strong wind (98) and hail (92), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.07g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Iowa City, 16.1% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).