Jamaica, Iowa Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 237. Estimated population in July 2024: 239 (+0.8% change)
Males: 111 (46.8%), Females: 126 (53.2%)
Guthrie County
Zip code: 50128
Demographics
Median resident age: 38.5 years
Median household income: $35,417
Median house value: $44,200
Population by Race
Races in Jamaica:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.7%)
- Hispanic (1.3%)
- Other race (1.3%)
Ancestries: German (25.3%), Irish (15.2%), English (13.1%), United States (7.6%), Scotch-Irish (3.0%), Dutch (2.5%).
Elevation: 1048 feet
Land area: 0.5 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Jamaica
- High school or higher: 84.1%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 10.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.8%
- Unemployed: 4.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 32.1 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Jamaica city
- Never married: 24.9%
- Now married: 54.2%
- Separated: 0.0%
- Widowed: 9.5%
- Divorced: 11.4%
1.3% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +5 (+2.2%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Jamaica:
- GREENE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER (about 13 miles; JEFFERSON, IA)
- DALLAS COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; PERRY, IA)
- GUTHRIE COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; GUTHRIE CENTER, IA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Jamaica:
- FORT DODGE REGIONAL (about 50 miles; FORT DODGE, IA; Abbreviation: FOD)
- DES MOINES INTL (about 51 miles; DES MOINES, IA; Abbreviation: DSM)
- MASON CITY MUNI (about 113 miles; MASON CITY, IA; Abbreviation: MCW)
Other public-use airports nearest to Jamaica:
- JEFFERSON MUNI (about 11 miles; JEFFERSON, IA; Abbreviation: EFW)
- PERRY MUNI (about 12 miles; PERRY, IA; Abbreviation: PRO)
- GUTHRIE COUNTY REGIONAL (about 15 miles; GUTHRIE CENTER, IA; Abbreviation: GCT)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Jamaica:
- IOWA CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 46 miles; FT DODGE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,807)
- DRAKE UNIVERSITY (about 47 miles; DES MOINES, IA; Full-time enrollment: 4,227)
- DES MOINES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 50 miles; ANKENY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 6,959)
- IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 60 miles; AMES, IA; Full-time enrollment: 24,473)
- BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY (about 82 miles; STORM LAKE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,524)
- GRACELAND UNIVERSITY-LAMONI (about 88 miles; LAMONI, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,026)
- IOWA WESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 111 miles; COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,840)
Libraries
Library in Jamaica:
- JAMAICA PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $10,493; Location: 316 MAIN STREET; 7,619 books; 131 audio materials; 181 video materials; 24 serial subscriptions)