Lamont, Iowa Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 503. Estimated population in July 2024: 482 (-4.2% change)
Males: 248 (49.3%), Females: 255 (50.7%)

Buchanan County

Zip code: 50650

Demographics

Median resident age: 37.1 years
Median household income: $30,000
Median house value: $37,500

Population by Race

Races in Lamont:

• White Non-Hispanic (99.6%)

Ancestries: German (33.8%), English (8.2%), United States (7.4%), Irish (7.2%), Norwegian (4.4%), Czech (2.8%).

Elevation: 1047 feet

Land area: 0.6 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Lamont

• High school or higher: 83.3%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 6.9%
• Graduate or professional degree: 1.4%
• Unemployed: 11.2%
• Mean travel time to work: 38.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Lamont city

• Never married: 17.4%
• Now married: 67.2%
• Separated: 0.6%
• Widowed: 7.6%
• Divorced: 7.3%

0.0% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +15 (+3.1%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Lamont:

• REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER OF NE IOWA (about 16 miles; MANCHESTER, IA)
• MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTE (about 20 miles; INDEPENDENCE, IA)
• PEOPLES MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OF BUCH CO (about 20 miles; INDEPENDENCE, IA)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Lamont:

• THE EASTERN IOWA (about 50 miles; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Abbreviation: CID)
• WATERLOO MUNI (about 53 miles; WATERLOO, IA; Abbreviation: ALO)
• DUBUQUE REGIONAL (about 67 miles; DUBUQUE, IA; Abbreviation: DBQ)

Other public-use airports nearest to Lamont:

• MANCHESTER MUNI (about 14 miles; MANCHESTER, IA; Abbreviation: C27)
• INDEPENDENCE MUNI (about 23 miles; INDEPENDENCE, IA; Abbreviation: IIB)
• OELWEIN MUNI (about 23 miles; OELWEIN, IA; Abbreviation: OLZ)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Lamont:

• UPPER IOWA UNIVERSITY (about 20 miles; FAYETTE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 3,173)
• KIRKWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 24 miles; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Full-time enrollment: 7,991)
• NORTHEAST IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE-CALMAR (about 45 miles; CALMAR, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,393)
• UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA (about 48 miles; CEDAR FALLS, IA; Full-time enrollment: 12,524)
• HAWKEYE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 51 miles; WATERLOO, IA; Full-time enrollment: 3,292)
• LUTHER COLLEGE (about 53 miles; DECORAH, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,566)
• UNIVERSITY OF IOWA (about 65 miles; IOWA CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 24,766)

Libraries

Library in Lamont:

• LAMONT PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $4,567; Location: 616 BUSH ST., BOX 116; 7,600 books; 43 audio materials; 120 video materials; 24 serial subscriptions)