Moving to Harpers Ferry, Iowa
Population: 330. Estimated population in July 2024: 319 (-3.3% change)
Males: 157 (47.6%), Females: 173 (52.4%)
Allamakee County
Zip code: 52146
Demographics
Median resident age: 57.9 years
Median household income: $29,091
Median house value: $73,000
Population by Race
Races in Harpers Ferry:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.9%)
- American Indian (1.8%)
- Two or more races (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (48.2%), Irish (29.1%), English (9.4%), Norwegian (9.1%), French (6.1%), United States (3.9%).
Elevation: 640 feet
Land area: 0.6 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Harpers Ferry
- High school or higher: 79.4%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 8.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 0.7%
- Unemployed: 12.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 33.7 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Harpers Ferry city
- Never married: 12.6%
- Now married: 69.0%
- Separated: 0.7%
- Widowed: 9.2%
- Divorced: 8.5%
1.8% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +50 (+17.9%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Harpers Ferry:
- PRAIRIE DU CHIEN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, WI)
- VETERANS MEMORIAL (about 24 miles; WAUKON, IA)
- VERNON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL 148 (about 30 miles; VIROQUA, WI)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Harpers Ferry:
- LA CROSSE MUNI (about 47 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; Abbreviation: LSE)
- DUBUQUE REGIONAL (about 64 miles; DUBUQUE, IA; Abbreviation: DBQ)
- VOLK FIELD (about 81 miles; CAMP DOUGLAS, WI; Abbreviation: VOK)
Other public-use airports nearest to Harpers Ferry:
- PRAIRIE DU CHIEN MUNI (about 13 miles; PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, WI; Abbreviation: PDC)
- MONONA MUNI (about 18 miles; MONONA, IA; Abbreviation: 7C3)
- WAUKON MUNI (about 23 miles; WAUKON, IA; Abbreviation: Y01)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Harpers Ferry:
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-LA CROSSE (about 42 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 8,669)
- LUTHER COLLEGE (about 45 miles; DECORAH, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,566)
- WESTERN WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 49 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,973)
- UPPER IOWA UNIVERSITY (about 52 miles; FAYETTE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 3,173)
- NORTHEAST IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE-CALMAR (about 52 miles; CALMAR, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,393)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-PLATTEVILLE (about 56 miles; PLATTEVILLE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 5,045)
- WINONA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 67 miles; WINONA, MN; Full-time enrollment: 6,568)
Libraries
Library in Harpers Ferry:
- HARPERS FERRY PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $10,676; Location: 234 4TH ST., BOX 57; 8,891 books; 74 audio materials; 751 video materials; 83 serial subscriptions)