Lowden, Iowa Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 794. Estimated population in July 2024: 818 (+3.0% change)
Males: 381 (48.0%), Females: 413 (52.0%)
Males: 381 (48.0%), Females: 413 (52.0%)
Cedar County
Zip code: 52255
Demographics
Median resident age: 42.1 years
Median household income: $35,714
Median house value: $66,700
Population by Race
Races in Lowden:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.6%)
- Hispanic (1.1%)
- Other race (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (56.4%), United States (6.9%), Irish (6.8%), Czech (4.5%), Scottish (3.9%), Dutch (3.3%).
Elevation: 740 feet
Land area: 1.0 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Lowden
- High school or higher: 82.3%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 12.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.0%
- Unemployed: 0.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 24.4 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Lowden city
- Never married: 15.8%
- Now married: 64.4%
- Separated: 0.3%
- Widowed: 11.2%
- Divorced: 8.3%
2.0% Foreign born (1.0% Europe, 1.0% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +68 (+9.4%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Lowden:
- JACKSON COUNTY PUBLIC HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; MAQUOKETA, IA)
- DEWITT COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 28 miles; DEWITT, IA)
- JONES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 30 miles; ANAMOSA, IA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Lowden:
- DUBUQUE REGIONAL (about 41 miles; DUBUQUE, IA; Abbreviation: DBQ)
- QUAD CITY INTL (about 42 miles; MOLINE, IL; Abbreviation: MLI)
- CLINTON MUNI (about 43 miles; CLINTON, IA; Abbreviation: CWI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Lowden:
- MATHEWS MEMORIAL (about 18 miles; TIPTON, IA; Abbreviation: 8C4)
- MAQUOKETA MUNI (about 19 miles; MAQUOKETA, IA; Abbreviation: OQW)
- MONTICELLO REGIONAL (about 30 miles; MONTICELLO, IA; Abbreviation: MXO)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Lowden:
- SAINT AMBROSE UNIVERSITY (about 34 miles; DAVENPORT, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,310)
- EASTERN IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT (about 34 miles; DAVENPORT, IA; Full-time enrollment: 4,180)
- AUGUSTANA COLLEGE (about 36 miles; ROCK ISLAND, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,220)
- BLACK HAWK COLLEGE (about 39 miles; MOLINE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 3,891)
- UNIVERSITY OF IOWA (about 45 miles; IOWA CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 24,766)
- KIRKWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 66 miles; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Full-time enrollment: 7,991)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-PLATTEVILLE (about 69 miles; PLATTEVILLE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 5,045)
Public primary/middle school in Lowden:
- NORTH CEDAR LOWDEN ELEMENTARY CENTER (Students: 215; Location: 703 PARK AVENUE; Grades: KG – 05)
Libraries
Library in Lowden:
- LOWDEN PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $21,960; Location: 605 MAIN ST., BOX 307; 7,274 books; 70 audio materials; 299 video materials; 15 serial subscriptions)