COMPARING TWO PLACES
Riverside vs Iowa City
PLACE A
Riverside, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Iowa City, Iowa
Riverside is 99% smaller than Iowa City. Riverside earns more, with a median household income $9,371 higher. Iowa City has grown faster since 2000 (10% vs 2%).
RIVERSIDEIOWA CITYDIFFERENCE
Total population61276,229−99% vs Iowa City
Population density3042,959−2,655
Population growth2.4%10.3%−7.9 pts
Median age33.226.2+7.0
Male58.5%48.9%+9.6 pts
Female41.5%51.1%−9.6 pts
Foreign-born0.4%12.2%−11.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic79.7%70.4%+9.3 pts
Black2.4%9.4%−6.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.1%8.1%−4.9 pts
Asian0.0%7.1%−7.1 pts
Other14.7%5.1%+9.6 pts
Median household income$67,917$58,546+$9,371
Per capita income$32,792$37,842−$5,050
Poverty rate15.0%26.3%−11.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5300.526Even
Bachelor's degree or higher24.1%60.5%−36.4 pts
Graduate degree4.8%29.8%−25.1 pts
Unemployment rate7.5%4.6%+2.8 pts
Labor force participation52.9%68.4%−15.5 pts
Median home value$165,600$285,900−$120,300
Median gross rent$948$1,094−$146
Owner-occupied53.8%47.2%+6.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate26.0%9.0%+17.0 pts
Rent-burdened households8.3%59.8%−51.5 pts
Average commute37.717.3+20.4
Worked from home0.0%12.2%−12.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%6.0%−6.0 pts
Uninsured10.1%4.5%+5.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025