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Underwood, IA
Full City Profile · Iowa · Pottawattamie County County
3.6
/5.0
B+
Good
977
Population
896/sq mi density
$90,556
Median Income
$38,706 per capita
$227,400
Home Value
$372,918 Zillow
$819
Median Rent
14.1% income on rent
52°F
Avg Temperature
275 sunny days/yr
546
Violent Crime/100K
6,640 property/100K
B+
Overall
3.6 / 5.0
Good overall score based on economy, affordability, safety and education
A+
Economy
4.8 / 5.0
$90,556 median income, 1.3% unemployment
A+
Affordability
5.0 / 5.0
$227,400 home value, $819/mo rent
F
Safety
1.0 / 5.0
546 violent crimes/100K (44% above avg)
B+
Education
3.6 / 5.0
32.6% bachelor's degree or higher
Change Over Time (2013–2023)
Population Change
+3%
933 → 961
over 10 years
Annual Pop. Growth
+0.3%
Compound annual growth rate
Median Income Change
+20.6%
$75,114 → $90,556
nominal, not inflation-adjusted
Annual Income Growth
+1.89%
Compound annual growth rate
Population Over Time
Total population for Underwood across each available Census ACS release.
Median Household Income Over Time
Median household income reported by U.S. Census ACS. Values are nominal (not adjusted for inflation).
Projected 2030
Simple projections extrapolating the 2013–2023 compound annual growth rate forward. These are mathematical extensions of recent trends, not forecasts — real outcomes depend on migration, policy and economic shifts.
Projected Population 2030
981
+20 from 2023 (961)
Projected Median Income 2030
$103,238
+$12,682 from 2023 ($90,556)
Year-by-Year Detail
| Year | Population | YoY % | Median Income | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 933 | — | $75,114 | — |
| 2015 | 937 | +0.4% | $74,600 | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 944 | +0.7% | $82,031 | +10% |
| 2019 | 958 | +1.5% | $81,250 | -1% |
| 2021 | 957 | -0.1% | $85,156 | +4.8% |
| 2023 | 961 | +0.4% | $90,556 | +6.3% |
Source: U.S. Census ACS 5-Year Estimates (Data Commons). Home value and rent are not yet available historically.