Windsor Heights is home to 5,143 people in Iowa. Few US cities rank higher on income. 79% of homes are owner-occupied. Getting to work takes 14 minutes on average. 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. There are 3,586 people per square mile.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $91,707, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 41.6
US median: 38.9
More educated
46% 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 Windsor Heights
What changed most since 1990
Adults with a bachelor's degree42.4% → 45.9%(+3.6 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Median age39.0 → 41.6(+2.6 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Black share0.3% → 5.6%(+5.3 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
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)25.2%(113)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)8.2%(37)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era34.5%(155)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2%(9)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 449 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
Windsor Heights, decade by decade
Windsor Heights 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
5,190
$98,571
$186,005
42.4%
9.4
2000
4,805
$101,887
$220,238
43.3%
13.8
2010
4,860
$91,909
$241,104
48.2%
25.7
2020
5,252
$84,225
$235,378
39.3%
48.0
2024
5,143
$91,707
$267,900
45.9%
41.1
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.
