Moving to Onslow, Iowa

Population: 223. Estimated population in July 2024: 216 (-3.1% change)
Males: 101 (45.3%), Females: 122 (54.7%)

Jones County

Zip code: 52321

Demographics

Median resident age: 37.9 years
Median household income: $24,375
Median house value: $50,400

Population by Race

Races in Onslow:

  • White Non-Hispanic (99.6%)

Ancestries: German (24.7%), United States (15.7%), Norwegian (8.5%), Irish (6.3%), English (4.9%), Danish (3.6%).

Elevation: 916 feet

Land area: 0.2 square miles

Map of Onslow, IA

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Onslow

  • High school or higher: 88.0%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 3.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
  • Unemployed: 6.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 30.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Onslow city

  • Never married: 22.7%
  • Now married: 53.0%
  • Separated: 3.9%
  • Widowed: 9.9%
  • Divorced: 10.5%

0.0% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +7 (+3.2%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Onslow:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Onslow:

  • DUBUQUE REGIONAL (about 30 miles; DUBUQUE, IA; Abbreviation: DBQ)
  • THE EASTERN IOWA (about 50 miles; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Abbreviation: CID)
  • CLINTON MUNI (about 53 miles; CLINTON, IA; Abbreviation: CWI)

Other public-use airports nearest to Onslow:

  • MONTICELLO REGIONAL (about 13 miles; MONTICELLO, IA; Abbreviation: MXO)
  • MAQUOKETA MUNI (about 20 miles; MAQUOKETA, IA; Abbreviation: OQW)
  • MATHEWS MEMORIAL (about 27 miles; TIPTON, IA; Abbreviation: 8C4)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Onslow:

  • UNIVERSITY OF IOWA (about 48 miles; IOWA CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 24,766)
  • SAINT AMBROSE UNIVERSITY (about 50 miles; DAVENPORT, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,310)
  • EASTERN IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT (about 51 miles; DAVENPORT, IA; Full-time enrollment: 4,180)
  • AUGUSTANA COLLEGE (about 53 miles; ROCK ISLAND, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,220)
  • KIRKWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 55 miles; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Full-time enrollment: 7,991)
  • BLACK HAWK COLLEGE (about 56 miles; MOLINE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 3,891)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-PLATTEVILLE (about 58 miles; PLATTEVILLE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 5,045)

Public primary/middle school in Onslow:

  • ONSLOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 115; Location: 112 3RD STREET; Grades: 02 – 04)