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Carson, Iowa Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

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Population: 668. Estimated population in July 2024: 706 (+5.7% change)
Males: 310 (46.4%), Females: 358 (53.6%)

Pottawattamie County

Zip code: 51525

Demographics

Median resident age: 40.4 years
Median household income: $41,719
Median house value: $82,000

Population by Race

Races in Carson:

  • White Non-Hispanic (99.1%)

Ancestries: German (37.0%), English (19.6%), Irish (15.4%), United States (10.5%), Danish (4.8%), Scotch-Irish (4.8%).

Elevation: 1150 feet

Land area: 0.5 square miles

Map of Carson, IA

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Carson

  • High school or higher: 86.4%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 12.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.8%
  • Unemployed: 7.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 27.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Carson city

  • Never married: 21.8%
  • Now married: 60.6%
  • Separated: 0.4%
  • Widowed: 8.8%
  • Divorced: 8.3%

1.3% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -86 (-11.4%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Carson:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Carson:

  • EPPLEY AIRFIELD (about 33 miles; OMAHA, NE; Abbreviation: OMA)
  • LINCOLN MUNI (about 96 miles; LINCOLN, NE; Abbreviation: LNK)
  • SIOUX GATEWAY/COL. BUD DAY FIELD (about 105 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; Abbreviation: SUX)

Other public-use airports nearest to Carson:

  • RED OAK MUNI (about 20 miles; RED OAK, IA; Abbreviation: RDK)
  • COUNCIL BLUFFS MUNI (about 23 miles; COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA; Abbreviation: CBF)
  • HARLAN MUNI (about 25 miles; HARLAN, IA; Abbreviation: HNR)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Carson:

  • IOWA WESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 27 miles; COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,840)
  • BELLEVUE UNIVERSITY (about 35 miles; BELLEVUE, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,723)
  • METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 38 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 6,175)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA (about 53 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 10,150)
  • CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY (about 53 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,806)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER (about 53 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,448)
  • NORTHWEST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 73 miles; MARYVILLE, MO; Full-time enrollment: 5,620)

Public primary/middle school in Carson:

  • RIVERSIDE COMMUNITY MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 234; Location: 330 PLEASANT ST; Grades: 05 – 08)

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