Coralville vs University Heights

A side-by-side comparison of Coralville and University Heights: population, income, housing, and more.

Coralville and University Heights are places in Iowa. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Coralville has the higher population (22,846 vs 1,232 in University Heights). University Heights has the higher median household income ($105,172 vs $66,508 in Coralville). University Heights has the higher median home value ($393,200 vs $286,000 in Coralville).

Population, income & housing

	Coralville	University Heights
Population	22,846	1,232
Median age	33.1 yrs	27.6 yrs
Median household income	$66,508	$105,172
Median home value	$286,000	$393,200
Median gross rent	$1,021	$1,417
Housing units	10,294	573
Homeownership rate	54.3%	55.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	57.3%	89.2%
Unemployment rate	2.5%	0.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Coralville	University Heights
Population	21,103 → 22,846 (+8.3%)	1,159 → 1,232 (+6.3%)
Median household income	$60,321 → $66,508 (+10.3%)	$68,533 → $105,172 (+53.5%)
Median home value	$227,700 → $286,000 (+25.6%)	$295,700 → $393,200 (+33.0%)
Median gross rent	$896 → $1,021 (+14.0%)	$1,500 → $1,417 (-5.5%)

Coralville

Population

21,10322,846

Median household income

$60,321$66,508

Median home value

$227,700$286,000

Median gross rent

$896$1,021

University Heights

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

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Coralville	University Heights
Under 5	8.4%	8.1%
5 to 17	12.6%	14.7%
18 to 24	11.8%	21.7%
25 to 34	19.5%	18.8%
35 to 44	15.0%	11.5%
45 to 54	11.1%	3.5%
55 to 64	9.0%	12.0%
65 to 74	7.3%	6.1%
75 and over	5.3%	3.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Coralville	University Heights
White (non-Hispanic)	64.1%	85.1%
Black or African American	14.5%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	10.2%	6.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	4.8%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	6.1%	4.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Coralville	University Heights
No high school diploma	4.5%	0.0%
High school graduate	16.0%	2.0%
Some college or associate's	22.1%	8.8%
Bachelor's degree	32.4%	32.7%
Graduate or professional degree	24.9%	56.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Coralville	University Heights
Drove alone	73.5%	36.7%
Carpooled	5.8%	4.9%
Public transit	3.7%	2.9%
Walked	2.1%	29.5%
Bicycle	1.1%	7.5%
Worked from home	12.8%	17.7%
Other means	1.0%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Coralville	University Heights
1-unit, detached	36.9%	54.5%
1-unit, attached	14.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	6.8%	1.7%
5 to 19 units	21.8%	15.9%
20 or more units	17.4%	27.9%
Mobile home & other	2.2%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Coralville	University Heights
Poverty rate	12.3%	16.9%
Average household size	2.23	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	20	18
Median year structure built	1993	1965