CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Windsor Heights

Iowa · 5,190 residents · 1.43 sq mi

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With 5,190 people, Windsor Heights is a city in Iowa. 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 20% nationally. Households here earn about 57% more than in Iowa as a whole. At a median age of 39.0, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Owners hold 77% of the housing stock. The poverty rate is 2.9%, under the national 13.2%.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 39.0

US median: 33.0

More educated

42% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 16%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

5,190

+8%vs 2000

vs 4,805 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

39.0

−7%vs 2000

vs 42.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.43 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20245K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.9%(304)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.8%(355)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 142.6%(133)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 194.7%(246)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.1%(314)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417.1%(887)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.3%(794)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.9%(514)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6412.5%(651)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7412.1%(626)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.6%(344)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.4%(22)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$41,070

−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $55,931 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$21,176

−29%vs 2000

vs $29,966 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

2.9%

−2.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$77,500

−16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $120,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$518

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $717 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

76.6%

−4.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 80.6% in 2000

23.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic94.3%(4,529)

Black1.7%(83)

Hispanic / Latino1.6%(76)

Asian1.2%(60)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic97.9%(5,081)

Black0.3%(16)

Hispanic / Latino2.1%(108)

Asian1.5%(76)

Other0.3%(17)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

South American2.3%(117)

Ecuadorian2.3%(117)

Mexican1%(52)

Asian origin

Kazakh2.1%(108)

Laotian0.9%(46)

Asian Indian0.6%(31)

Vietnamese0.5%(24)

Filipino0.3%(17)

Thai0.3%(15)

Ancestry

German22.1%(1,139)

English15.6%(803)

Irish14.2%(731)

American7.5%(384)

Norwegian4.8%(246)

Swedish2.1%(109)

Danish1.6%(84)

Welsh1.6%(80)

Subsaharan African1.5%(78)

Dutch1.2%(62)

Scottish1.2%(62)

French0.9%(46)

+ 10 more ancestry groups with data

Serbian0.8%(39)

Czech0.7%(35)

Polish0.7%(35)

British0.7%(34)

Italian0.5%(27)

Russian0.4%(21)

Ukrainian0.3%(17)

Croatian0.2%(11)

Romanian0.2%(11)

Somali0%(2)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

42.4%

−1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 43.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

95.3%

+1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 93.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

15.5%

+3.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

14.6 min

+44%vs 2000

vs 10.1 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married26%(531)

Married64%(1,305)

Widowed2.4%(49)

Divorced7.6%(154)

Women 15+

Never married20%(416)

Married58.7%(1,218)

Widowed4.9%(102)

Divorced16.4%(340)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

1.6%

−8.8 ptssince 2013

from 10.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

58.6%

−2.4 ptssince 2020

from 61.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

15.6%

−4.3 ptssince 2020

from 19.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

20.1%

−1.3 ptssince 2020

from 21.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

21.3%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 19.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.8%

+3.0 ptssince 2020

from 1.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

73.5%

−1.0 ptssince 2020

from 74.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

39.6%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 40.1% 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)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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