Right Now
Air Quality (PM2.5, Iowa City)
39
GoodNearest reporting area, 1.7 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.
Active Weather Alerts
2
Heat Advisory (statewide feed)
- Heat Advisory — Alfalfa; Grant; Kay; Major; Garfield; Noble; Blaine; Kingfisher; Logan; Payne; Caddo; Canadian; Oklahoma; Lincoln; Grady; McClain; Cleveland; Pottawatomie; Seminole; Hughes; Kiowa; Jackson; Tillman; Comanche; Stephens; Garvin; Murray; Pontotoc; Coal; Cotton; Jefferson; Carter; Johnston; Atoka; Love; Marshall; Bryan; Wilbarger; Wichita; Baylor; Archer; Clay
- Heat Advisory — Alfalfa; Grant; Kay; Major; Garfield; Noble; Blaine; Kingfisher; Logan; Payne; Caddo; Canadian; Oklahoma; Lincoln; Grady; McClain; Cleveland; Pottawatomie; Seminole; Hughes; Kiowa; Jackson; Tillman; Comanche; Stephens; Garvin; Murray; Pontotoc; Coal; Cotton; Jefferson; Carter; Johnston; Atoka; Love; Marshall; Bryan; Wilbarger; Wichita; Baylor; Archer; Clay
Population & People
Population
74,878
Median age
26.2
Median household income
$58,546
Poverty rate
26.3%
Unemployment rate
4.6%
Bachelor's degree+
60.5%
Avg. commute
15 min
Hispanic or Latino
8.1%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
Housing & Rent
Median home value
$285,900
Median gross rent
$1,094/mo
Homeownership rate
47.2%
HUD FMR — 2 bedroom
$989
HUD Fair Market Rent (Iowa statewide average across 99 areas — not specific to Iowa City), 2026. Efficiency $738, 1BR $788, 2BR $989, 3BR $1282, 4BR $1420. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.
Energy
Iowa commercial electricity
11.05¢/kWh
Iowa industrial electricity
7.2¢/kWh
Iowa residential electricity
13.72¢/kWh
Economy
Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total
277110.1
Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total
208842.3
All-Transactions House Price Index for Iowa
469.23
Unemployment Rate
3.2%
Source: FRED, Iowa-specific series.