Mechanicsville, Iowa Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 1,173. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,177 (+0.3% change)
Males: 556 (47.4%), Females: 617 (52.6%)
Cedar County
Zip code: 52306
Demographics
Median resident age: 38.5 years
Median household income: $36,053
Median house value: $74,100
Population by Race
Races in Mechanicsville:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.1%)
- Hispanic (1.4%)
- Two or more races (1.0%)
- American Indian (0.9%)
Ancestries: German (37.8%), Irish (14.9%), English (12.8%), United States (7.7%), Czech (4.9%), Dutch (3.1%).
Elevation: 921 feet
Land area: 0.7 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Mechanicsville
- High school or higher: 80.0%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 10.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.4%
- Unemployed: 4.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 30.3 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Mechanicsville city
- Never married: 19.7%
- Now married: 58.2%
- Separated: 1.0%
- Widowed: 11.6%
- Divorced: 9.6%
0.6% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +93 (+8.6%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Mechanicsville:
- JONES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 14 miles; ANAMOSA, IA)
- MERCY HOSPITAL (about 26 miles; IOWA CITY, IA)
- MERCY MEDICAL CENTER (about 26 miles; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Mechanicsville:
- THE EASTERN IOWA (about 31 miles; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Abbreviation: CID)
- DUBUQUE REGIONAL (about 52 miles; DUBUQUE, IA; Abbreviation: DBQ)
- QUAD CITY INTL (about 62 miles; MOLINE, IL; Abbreviation: MLI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Mechanicsville:
- MATHEWS MEMORIAL (about 13 miles; TIPTON, IA; Abbreviation: 8C4)
- MARION (about 20 miles; MARION, IA; Abbreviation: C17)
- MONTICELLO REGIONAL (about 23 miles; MONTICELLO, IA; Abbreviation: MXO)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Mechanicsville:
- UNIVERSITY OF IOWA (about 26 miles; IOWA CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 24,766)
- KIRKWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 45 miles; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Full-time enrollment: 7,991)
- EASTERN IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT (about 54 miles; DAVENPORT, IA; Full-time enrollment: 4,180)
- SAINT AMBROSE UNIVERSITY (about 55 miles; DAVENPORT, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,310)
- AUGUSTANA COLLEGE (about 56 miles; ROCK ISLAND, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,220)
- BLACK HAWK COLLEGE (about 60 miles; MOLINE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 3,891)
- UPPER IOWA UNIVERSITY (about 75 miles; FAYETTE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 3,173)
Public primary/middle school in Mechanicsville:
- NORTH CEDAR MECHANICSVILLE ELEM CTR (Students: 211; Location: 207 MONROE ST; Grades: PK – 05)
Libraries
Library in Mechanicsville:
- MECHANICSVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $32,214; Location: 218 EAST 1ST; 11,791 books; 21 audio materials; 462 video materials; 48 serial subscriptions)