Moving to Carlisle, Iowa

Population: 3,497. Estimated population in July 2024: 3,544 (+1.3% change)
Males: 1,648 (47.1%), Females: 1,849 (52.9%)

Warren County

Zip code: 50047

Demographics

Median resident age: 35.3 years
Median household income: $47,528
Median house value: $96,300

Population by Race

Races in Carlisle:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.3%)
  • Hispanic (1.1%)
  • Two or more races (0.7%)
  • American Indian (0.6%)

Ancestries: German (26.4%), Irish (15.2%), English (12.7%), United States (9.8%), Dutch (7.1%), Swedish (3.8%).

Elevation: 950 feet

Land area: 4.3 square miles

Map of Carlisle, IA

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Carlisle

  • High school or higher: 82.4%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 21.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 7.7%
  • Unemployed: 1.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 26.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Carlisle city

  • Never married: 17.6%
  • Now married: 64.8%
  • Separated: 1.5%
  • Widowed: 6.5%
  • Divorced: 9.7%

1.6% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +198 (+6.0%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Carlisle:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Carlisle:

  • DES MOINES INTL (about 12 miles; DES MOINES, IA; Abbreviation: DSM)
  • OTTUMWA INDUSTRIAL (about 79 miles; OTTUMWA, IA; Abbreviation: OTM)
  • FORT DODGE REGIONAL (about 87 miles; FORT DODGE, IA; Abbreviation: FOD)

Other public-use airports nearest to Carlisle:

  • ANKENY REGIONAL (about 14 miles; ANKENY, IA; Abbreviation: IKV)
  • MORNINGSTAR FIELD (about 15 miles; DES MOINES, IA; Abbreviation: Y76)
  • KNOXVILLE MUNI (about 31 miles; KNOXVILLE, IA; Abbreviation: OXV)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Carlisle:

  • DRAKE UNIVERSITY (about 15 miles; DES MOINES, IA; Full-time enrollment: 4,227)
  • DES MOINES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 18 miles; ANKENY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 6,959)
  • IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 37 miles; AMES, IA; Full-time enrollment: 24,473)
  • GRACELAND UNIVERSITY-LAMONI (about 68 miles; LAMONI, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,026)
  • INDIAN HILLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 82 miles; OTTUMWA, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,744)
  • IOWA CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 84 miles; FT DODGE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,807)
  • HAWKEYE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 103 miles; WATERLOO, IA; Full-time enrollment: 3,292)

Schools

Public high school in Carlisle:

  • CARLISLE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 639; Location: 430 SCHOOL ST; Grades: 07 – 12)

Public primary/middle school in Carlisle:

  • CARLISLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 580; Location: 430 SCHOOL ST; Grades: PK – 04)

Libraries

Library in Carlisle:

  • CARLISLE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $94,478; Location: 135 SCHOOL ST., BOX S; 22,334 books; 413 audio materials; 28 video materials; 67 serial subscriptions)