University Park is a city of 645 people in Iowa. The median age is 30.1, younger than the US median of 38.9. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $113,100. 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Renters pay $739 a month at the median. Getting to work takes 17 minutes on average.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $74,167, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 30.1
US median: 38.9
Less educated
26% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about University Park
What changed most since 1990
Homes owned by their occupants67.2% → 58.0%(−9.2 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$90,483 → $113,100(+25%)US over the same years: +67%
White share97.1% → 84.7%(−12.5 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
University Park's population equals 2.9% of Mahaska County's. Its number of residents 65 and older equals 0.9% of the county's. Its number of households without a car equals 9.0% of the county's.
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)67.9%(19)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)32.1%(9)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era10.7%(3)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 28 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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Over time
University Park, decade by decade
University Park population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
595
$62,728
$90,483
25.1%
7.0
2000
536
$58,065
$110,028
27.9%
10.4
2010
487
$59,791
$127,601
24.7%
10.2
2020
487
$57,572
$96,115
20.4%
22.1
2024
645
$74,167
$113,100
26.0%
34.5
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
