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Moving to Blairstown, Iowa

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Population: 682. Estimated population in July 2024: 709 (+4.0% change)
Males: 316 (46.3%), Females: 366 (53.7%)

Benton County

Zip code: 52209

Demographics

Median resident age: 38.8 years
Median household income: $40,662
Median house value: $84,400

Population by Race

Races in Blairstown:

  • White Non-Hispanic (99.3%)

Ancestries: German (50.4%), United States (11.0%), Irish (10.6%), Czech (5.3%), English (5.1%), Norwegian (3.8%).

Elevation: 840 feet

Land area: 0.5 square miles

Map of Blairstown, IA

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Blairstown

  • High school or higher: 85.7%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 8.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.4%
  • Unemployed: 3.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 22.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Blairstown city

  • Never married: 20.2%
  • Now married: 63.5%
  • Separated: 0.7%
  • Widowed: 7.5%
  • Divorced: 8.1%

0.3% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +5 (+0.7%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Blairstown:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Blairstown:

  • THE EASTERN IOWA (about 27 miles; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Abbreviation: CID)
  • WATERLOO MUNI (about 50 miles; WATERLOO, IA; Abbreviation: ALO)
  • OTTUMWA INDUSTRIAL (about 61 miles; OTTUMWA, IA; Abbreviation: OTM)

Other public-use airports nearest to Blairstown:

  • BELLE PLAINE MUNI (about 15 miles; BELLE PLAINE, IA; Abbreviation: TZT)
  • AMANA (about 18 miles; AMANA, IA; Abbreviation: C11)
  • VINTON VETERANS MEML ARPK (about 22 miles; VINTON, IA; Abbreviation: VTI)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Blairstown:

  • KIRKWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 34 miles; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Full-time enrollment: 7,991)
  • UNIVERSITY OF IOWA (about 42 miles; IOWA CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 24,766)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA (about 42 miles; CEDAR FALLS, IA; Full-time enrollment: 12,524)
  • HAWKEYE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 44 miles; WATERLOO, IA; Full-time enrollment: 3,292)
  • INDIAN HILLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 65 miles; OTTUMWA, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,744)
  • UPPER IOWA UNIVERSITY (about 67 miles; FAYETTE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 3,173)
  • NORTHEAST IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE-CALMAR (about 90 miles; CALMAR, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,393)

Libraries

Library in Blairstown:

  • BLAIRSTOWN PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $33,836; Location: 303 LOCUST NW, BOX 187; 9,802 books; 355 audio materials; 598 video materials; 28 serial subscriptions)

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