Census tracts · Iowa City, IA

Census tracts in Iowa City, Iowa

18 census tracts lie mostly within Iowa City, and 3 more reach into it, by the 2020 census blocks they share. Median household income runs from $18,520 in Tract 16.01 to $126,619 in Tract 4.02, against $58,546 for Iowa City as a whole (ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates).

Which census tracts of Iowa City earn the most and the least?

The five tracts with the highest and the lowest median household income among those mostly within Iowa City and with a reliable estimate.

Tract 4.02 $126,619
Tract 13 $109,115
Tract 1 $95,377
Tract 105.01 $84,267
Tract 14 $80,897
Tract 16.02 $36,294
Tract 6 $35,956
Tract 11 $30,271
Tract 21 $21,543
Tract 16.01 $18,520

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) · Check it at data.census.gov

Every census tract in Iowa City

Sort by any column; the share column is how much of each tract's land (by 2020 census blocks) lies inside Iowa City.

Census tracts in or partly in Iowa City, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Distance and direction from the Census Bureau's internal point of Iowa City (2024 Gazetteer), which is not always its downtown

Tract 619103000600	0.8 mi southwest	Johnson County	3,006±448	$35,956	$294,900	$982	100%
Tract 1119103001100	0.7 mi north	Johnson County	4,856±730	$30,271	$338,100	$1,170	100%
Tract 1219103001200	1.1 mi east	Johnson County	2,157±214	$77,557	$340,700	$1,467	100%
Tract 1319103001300	2.0 mi east	Johnson County	3,449±319	$109,115	$300,000	$1,109	100%
Tract 1419103001400	2.1 mi east	Johnson County	4,322±609	$80,897	$251,800	$882	100%
Tract 1519103001500	1.1 mi east	Johnson County	2,364±288	$71,702	$245,200	$1,070	100%
Tract 16.0119103001601	at the center point	Johnson County	4,007±787	$18,520	not published	$1,026	100%
Tract 16.0219103001602	at the center point	Johnson County	3,531±606	$36,294	$303,900	$869	100%
Tract 1719103001700	1.4 mi southeast	Johnson County	3,656±532	$59,458	$188,900	$1,313	100%
Tract 18.0219103001802	1.4 mi south	Johnson County	4,580±576	$68,750	$232,500	$1,007	100%
Tract 2119103002100	at the center point	Johnson County	4,975±382	$21,543	$661,800	$1,162	100%
Tract 2319103002300	1.1 mi northwest	Johnson County	4,155±329	$69,118	$541,900	$1,196	100%
Tract 5.0119103000501	2.0 mi southwest	Johnson County	4,903±635	$66,827	$304,700	$965	97%
Tract 4.0119103000401	2.5 mi west	Johnson County	3,133±600	$63,132	$265,600	$1,072	95%
Tract 18.0119103001801	3.0 mi southeast	Johnson County	5,468±562	$57,990	$176,600	$1,078	83%
Tract 119103000100	2.0 mi north	Johnson County	6,929±737	$95,377	$368,500	$1,656	79%
Tract 105.0119103010501	3.0 mi east	Johnson County	5,710±749	$84,267	$286,700	$1,382	71%
Tract 4.0219103000402	4.2 mi west	Johnson County	4,990±488	$126,619	$471,300	$1,481	52%
Tract 5.0219103000502	1.8 mi west	Johnson County	3,058±398	$56,250	$387,700	$996	42%
Tract 104.0119103010401	5.2 mi south	Johnson County	3,538±467	$58,318	$84,800	$1,068	19%
Tract 10119103010100	9.0 mi north	Johnson County	7,891±505	$134,571	$406,200	$1,170	1%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 block assignment files · Census block assignment files

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