CITY · 2000 CENSUS

North Liberty

Iowa · 5,367 residents · 9.53 sq mi

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North Liberty is home to 5,367 people in Iowa. Since 1990 the city has more than doubled, up 2,469 people. The median age is 29.2, younger than the US median of 35.2. 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The poverty rate is 5.5%, under the national 12.4%. The average commute runs 11 minutes.

At a glance

Average income

near the US median

US median: $42,589

Younger

median age 29.2

US median: 35.2

More educated

34% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

5,367

+85%since 1990

from 2,898 in 1990

1990 – 2025

Median age

29.2

+7%since 1990

from 27.2 in 1990

US average: 35.2

Land area

9.53 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202421K

Age distribution, 2000

Under 59.3%(501)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 98.2%(439)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.3%(337)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 195.2%(277)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 249.3%(500)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 3425.6%(1,374)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4418.3%(981)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5410.2%(547)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 643.6%(193)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 742%(110)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 841.5%(79)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over0.5%(29)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$42,500

+19%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $27,091 in 1990

US average: $42,589

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$21,339

+85%since 1990

from $11,529 in 1990

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

5.5%

−3.5 ptssince 1990

from 9.0% in 1990

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$94,200

+15%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $62,300 in 1990

US average: $120,530

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$555

+3%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $409 in 1990

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

70.6%

+1.2 ptssince 1990

from 69.4% in 1990

29.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.4%(2,881)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0.6%(17)

2000

White, non-Hispanic94.1%(5,048)

Black1.5%(79)

Hispanic / Latino2.4%(128)

Asian0.8%(44)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican3.8%(807)

South American1.7%(355)

Colombian1.5%(313)

Central American0.5%(105)

Nicaraguan0.4%(84)

Puerto Rican0.2%(39)

Ecuadorian0.1%(22)

Salvadoran0.1%(21)

Peruvian0.1%(20)

Cuban0.1%(11)

Asian origin

Korean1.2%(244)

Asian Indian1%(219)

Chinese0.7%(147)

Laotian0.5%(116)

Taiwanese0.1%(26)

Japanese0.1%(24)

Vietnamese0.1%(19)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(12)

Ancestry

German32.2%(6,810)

Irish15.4%(3,255)

English12.6%(2,656)

Norwegian5.1%(1,087)

Italian3.3%(689)

American2.4%(500)

Polish2.3%(495)

Swedish2.1%(448)

Scottish1.7%(351)

Danish1.6%(328)

Subsaharan African1.1%(241)

Dutch1%(221)

+ 21 more ancestry groups with data

French1%(212)

Czech0.8%(174)

Scotch-Irish0.8%(167)

Lithuanian0.7%(155)

Ukrainian0.6%(119)

Nigerian0.4%(84)

French Canadian0.4%(77)

Welsh0.3%(67)

Belgian0.3%(57)

Finnish0.3%(54)

Slovak0.2%(48)

Latvian0.2%(40)

British0.2%(39)

Swiss0.2%(37)

Serbian0.1%(24)

Russian0.1%(21)

Arab0.1%(13)

Lebanese0.1%(13)

Croatian0.1%(12)

Kenyan0.1%(12)

Hungarian0%(9)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest Norwegian population · Largest Mexican population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

33.7%

+7.8 ptssince 1990

from 25.9% in 1990

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

95.2%

+9.3 ptssince 1990

from 85.9% in 1990

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

7.0%

+3.9 ptssince 1990

from 3.0% in 1990

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

11.4 min

−40%since 1990

from 19.1 min in 1990

US average: 17.6

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status

Men 15+

Never married31.3%(656)

Married56.1%(1,174)

Widowed1.3%(28)

Divorced11.2%(235)

Women 15+

Never married27.5%(543)

Married59%(1,164)

Widowed3.8%(75)

Divorced9.7%(192)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

2.4%

−2.8 ptssince 2013

from 5.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

77.6%

−1.5 ptssince 2020

from 79.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

9.8%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 8.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

7.8%

+2.0 ptssince 2020

from 5.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

10.9%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 10.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.2%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 1.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

86.8%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 86.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

17.4%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 16.3% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)36.3%(264)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)29%(211)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era17.2%(125)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War1.1%(8)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 728 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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