Overview Urbana is a very small city located in the state of Iowa. With a population of 1,627 people and just one neighborhood, Urbana is the 307th largest community in Iowa. Urbana real estate is some of the most expensive in Iowa, although Urbana house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S. Occupations and Workforce Urbana is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Urbana is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Urbana who work in office and administrative support (14.32%), management occupations (10.57%), and teaching (8.52%). Also of interest is that Urbana has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 12.07% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Setting & Lifestyle Because of many things, Urbana is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Urbana really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Urbana perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live. Being a small city, Urbana does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work. Urbana Demographics In terms of college education, Urbana is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 28.81% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Urbana in 2022 was $40,789, which is upper middle income relative to Iowa and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $163,156 for a family of four. The people who call Urbana home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Urbana residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Urbana include German, Irish, English, Norwegian, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Urbana is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.