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Iowa City Community School District

Iowa City Community School District is a unified school district in Iowa with a community population of 123,585. The median household income is $68,637 and the median age is 29.7.

123,585

Population

963

People / sq mi

$68,637

Median Income

29.7

Median Age

Iowa City Community School District covers 128 sq mi of land at 963.4 people per square mile.

Race & Ethnicity

White73.3%
Black or African American0.1%
Asian49.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)0.0%

Economy & Income

$68,637

Median Household Income

$42,694

Per Capita Income

8.5%

Poverty Rate

2.9%

Unemployment

Housing

$295,400

Median Home Value

$1,103

Median Rent

54.6%

Homeownership

Education Attainment

96.4%

High School+

58.8%

Bachelor's+

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Frequently Asked Questions

Iowa City Community School District serves a community with a population of 123,585 according to the latest Census ACS 5-Year estimates. This unified school district is located in Iowa.

The median household income in Iowa City Community School District is $68,637, with a per capita income of $42,694. The poverty rate is 8.5%.

Iowa City Community School District is 73.3% White, 0.1% Black or African American, 49.5% Asian, and 0.0% Hispanic or Latino, per Census ACS data.

In Iowa City Community School District, 96.4% of adults have a high school diploma or higher, and 58.8% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, per Census ACS estimates.

The median home value in Iowa City Community School District is $295,400, with a median rent of $1,103. The homeownership rate is 54.6%.

Data for Iowa City Community School District from the American Community Survey 5-Year estimates. Land area from Census Gazetteer files. This is a unified school district (GEOID: 1914700).

The this entity record above pulls directly from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS and decennial files. What follows is the per-entity context — how this entity sits in the broader U.S. population demographics distribution and which underlying factors drive the headline numbers.

Every number on this page links back to the U.S. Census Bureau ACS and decennial files; the methodology page describes the inputs, refresh cadence, and known limitations of the underlying data product.

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS, 2026.