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Moving to Persia, Iowa

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Population: 363. Estimated population in July 2024: 354 (-2.5% change)
Males: 174 (47.9%), Females: 189 (52.1%)

Harrison County

Zip code: 51563

Demographics

Median resident age: 36.1 years
Median household income: $36,563
Median house value: $59,600

Population by Race

Races in Persia:

  • White Non-Hispanic (99.2%)
  • Hispanic (0.6%)

Ancestries: German (32.2%), Irish (10.5%), Polish (10.5%), English (10.2%), Danish (6.6%), United States (4.7%).

Elevation: 1273 feet

Land area: 0.5 square miles

Map of Persia, IA

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Persia

  • High school or higher: 84.2%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 10.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.2%
  • Unemployed: 5.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 38.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Persia city

  • Never married: 20.4%
  • Now married: 62.1%
  • Separated: 0.7%
  • Widowed: 10.7%
  • Divorced: 6.1%

1.4% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +52 (+16.7%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Persia:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Persia:

  • EPPLEY AIRFIELD (about 29 miles; OMAHA, NE; Abbreviation: OMA)
  • SIOUX GATEWAY/COL. BUD DAY FIELD (about 80 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; Abbreviation: SUX)
  • LINCOLN MUNI (about 96 miles; LINCOLN, NE; Abbreviation: LNK)

Other public-use airports nearest to Persia:

  • WOODBINE MUNI (about 14 miles; WOODBINE, IA; Abbreviation: 3Y4)
  • HARLAN MUNI (about 17 miles; HARLAN, IA; Abbreviation: HNR)
  • COUNCIL BLUFFS MUNI (about 26 miles; COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA; Abbreviation: CBF)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Persia:

  • IOWA WESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 27 miles; COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,840)
  • METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 34 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 6,175)
  • BELLEVUE UNIVERSITY (about 38 miles; BELLEVUE, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,723)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA (about 46 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 10,150)
  • CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY (about 46 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,806)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER (about 46 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,448)
  • WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 75 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,639)

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