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REAL ESTATE IN POPULAR Iowa City NEIGHBORHOODS Lone Tree, University Heights, City Center, U.S. Route 6 / Highway 6, Burlington St / Dodge St, 2nd St / Newton Rd, Riverside Dr / Grand Ave, Riverside Dr / Benton St, 2nd St / Hawkins Dr, Muscatine Ave / 2nd Ave
POPULAR REAL ESTATE NEAR Iowa City, IA Coralville, Oxford, Riverside, Solon, West Branch, West Liberty
POPULATION
62,381
| IOWA CITY INFORMATION | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| POPULATION | 62,381 |
| NUMBER OF HOMES AND APARTMENTS | 26,052 |
| IOWA CITY HOME OWNERSHIP | |
| % OWNER OCCUPIED | 45.10% |
| % RENTER OCCUPIED | 51.61% |
| % VACANT | 3.29% |
| TYPE OF IOWA CITY HOMES | |
| SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED | 41.79% |
| ROWHOUSES AND ATTACHED HOMES | 5.53% |
| SMALL APARTMENT BUILDINGS | 10.91% |
| COMPLEXES OR HIGH RISE APARTMENTS | 37.14% |
| MOBILE HOMES | 4.61% |
| OTHER | 0.02% |
| SIZE OF IOWA CITY HOMES | |
| NO BEDROOM | 4.69% |
| 1 BEDROOM | 16.76% |
| 2 BEDROOMS | 31.97% |
| 3 BEDROOMS | 29.84% |
| 4 BEDROOMS | 12.86% |
| 5 OR MORE BEDROOMS | 3.88% |
| AGE OF HOMES | |
| NEWER HOMES (1995 OR LATER) | 10.41% |
| ESTABLISHED, BUT NOT OLD HOMES (1970-1994) | 46.61% |
| WELL-ESTABLISHED, OLD HOMES (1940-1969) | 28.51% |
| HISTORIC (1939 OR BEFORE) | 14.47% |
| IOWA CITY REAL ESTATE INFORMATION | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| MEDIAN HOME VALUE | $189,835 |
| MEDIAN RENTAL PRICE | $689 |
| HOME VALUE RANGE | |
| $0-$78,000 | 8.01% |
| $78,001-$157,000 | 24.23% |
| $157,001-$312,000 | 53.11% |
| $312,001-$469,000 | 10.86% |
| $469,001-$626,000 | 2.23% |
| $626,001-$782,000 | 0.69% |
| $782,001-$1,173,000 | 0.82% |
| $1,173,001-$1,564,000 | 0.00% |
| > $1,564,000 | 0.05% |
| PEOPLE OF Iowa City | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| POPULATION DISTRIBUTION | |
| UNDER 5 YEARS | 4.41% |
| 5 TO 17 | 11.82% |
| 18 TO 24 | 32.58% |
| 25 TO 34 | 16.14% |
| 35 TO 54 | 22.92% |
| 55 TO 64 | 4.94% |
| 65 YEARS AND OVER | 7.18% |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT OF ADULTS | |
| HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES | 94.76% |
| COLLEGE GRADUATES | 55.89% |
| MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME | $34,977 |
| PER CAPITA INCOME | $20,269 |
| INDIVIDUALS BELOW POVERTY LEVEL | 21.73% |
| INDUSTRIES PEOPLE WORK IN | Education (25.43%), Healthcare (18.85%), Retail (11.96%), Accomodation (9.26%), Manufacturing (5.66%), Information Technology (4.88%), Professional, scientific, and technical services (4.53%), Finance (3.12%), Other (3.09%), Construction (3.05%), Public Service (2.03%) |
| ATTENDING COLLEGE | 34.88% |
| RACIAL MAKEUP | |
| WHITE | 87.20% |
| BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN | 3.66% |
| AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE | 0.20% |
| ASIAN | 5.60% |
| NATIVE HAWAIIAN AND OTHER PACIFIC ISLANDER | 0.08% |
| SOME OTHER RACE ALONE | 1.23% |
| TWO OR MORE RACES | 2.02% |
| HISPANIC OR LATINO (OF ANY RACE) | 2.87% |
| ETHNICITIES PRESENT | German (25.34%), Unclassified (15.09%), Other Groups (11.73%), Irish (10.79%), English (6.19%), United States or American (4.03%), Norwegian (3.76%), Swedish (2.24%), Italian (2.23%) |
| FOREIGN BORN | 8.23% |
| LANGUAGES SPOKEN | English (84.03%) , Spanish (3.56%) |
Iowa City is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Iowa. With a population of 62,381 people and 18 constituent neighborhoods, Iowa City is the sixth largest community in Iowa.
Iowa City is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 87.85% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Iowa City is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Iowa City who work in office and administrative support jobs (15.83%), teaching (13.30%), and sales jobs (11.17%).
Also of interest is that Iowa City has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
Iowa City is also a major college town with a large number of people who are 18 years or older and attending college. As is often the case in college towns, the many students that live in Iowa City have a strong influence on the local culture and entertainment scene, which may seem dormant by comparison in the summer months when much of the student population is away. In the fall, the return of students has a reinvigorating effect on the community. Because colleges are lasting institutions, they have a stabilizing effect on the economy by providing direct local benefits such as jobs for faculty and staff and spending by students. Iowa City's economy is one such example of this.
Not only is Iowa City a city with many college students, but it also retains many recent graduates who are looking to start new careers, creating a decent-sized population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile. This makes it a good choice for other relocating single professionals. Here, these young singles will find many others like themselves, with opportunities for friendships, socializing, romance, and fun.
Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Iowa City spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 15.84 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.
Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Iowa City. 55.89% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 14.96%.
The per capita income in Iowa City in 2000 was $20,269, which is wealthy relative to Iowa, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $81,076 for a family of four.
Iowa City is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Iowa City home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Iowa City is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Iowa City include German, Irish, English, Norwegian, Swedish, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Iowa City is English. Some people also speak Spanish.
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