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Population: 518. Estimated population in July 2024: 525 (+1.4% change)
Males: 271 (52.3%), Females: 247 (47.7%)

Mahaska County

Zip code: 52534

Demographics

Median resident age: 35.2 years
Median household income: $32,000
Median house value: $52,900

Population by Race

Races in Beacon:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.1%)
  • American Indian (2.7%)
  • Two or more races (2.5%)

Ancestries: United States (15.6%), Dutch (11.2%), German (8.9%), English (7.9%), Irish (5.8%), Scotch-Irish (3.5%).

Elevation: 750 feet

Land area: 1.0 square miles

Map of Beacon, IA

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Beacon

  • High school or higher: 76.4%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 2.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
  • Unemployed: 4.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 19.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Beacon city

  • Never married: 16.2%
  • Now married: 63.7%
  • Separated: 1.4%
  • Widowed: 6.7%
  • Divorced: 12.1%

0.0% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +25 (+5.1%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Beacon:

  • MAHASKA COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 2 miles; OSKALOOSA, IA)
  • PELLA REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER (about 19 miles; PELLA, IA)
  • MONROE COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; ALBIA, IA)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Beacon:

  • OTTUMWA INDUSTRIAL (about 21 miles; OTTUMWA, IA; Abbreviation: OTM)
  • DES MOINES INTL (about 70 miles; DES MOINES, IA; Abbreviation: DSM)
  • THE EASTERN IOWA (about 80 miles; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Abbreviation: CID)

Other public-use airports nearest to Beacon:

  • OSKALOOSA MUNI (about 15 miles; OSKALOOSA, IA; Abbreviation: OOA)
  • PELLA MUNI (about 20 miles; PELLA, IA; Abbreviation: PEA)
  • SIG FIELD (about 21 miles; MONTEZUMA, IA; Abbreviation: 7C5)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Beacon:

  • INDIAN HILLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 26 miles; OTTUMWA, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,744)
  • DES MOINES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 71 miles; ANKENY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 6,959)
  • DRAKE UNIVERSITY (about 73 miles; DES MOINES, IA; Full-time enrollment: 4,227)
  • IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 76 miles; AMES, IA; Full-time enrollment: 24,473)
  • TRUMAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 76 miles; KIRKSVILLE, MO; Full-time enrollment: 5,922)
  • UNIVERSITY OF IOWA (about 84 miles; IOWA CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 24,766)
  • HAWKEYE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 86 miles; WATERLOO, IA; Full-time enrollment: 3,292)

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