Moving to Scranton, Iowa

Population: 604. Estimated population in July 2024: 561 (-7.1% change)
Males: 292 (48.3%), Females: 312 (51.7%)

Greene County

Zip code: 51462

Demographics

Median resident age: 38.9 years
Median household income: $29,375
Median house value: $33,300

Population by Race

Races in Scranton:

• White Non-Hispanic (94.7%)
• Hispanic (5.1%)
• Other race (2.6%)
• American Indian (0.7%)
• Two or more races (0.7%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (32.6%), Irish (13.4%), English (12.1%), Danish (4.8%), United States (4.1%), Dutch (3.5%).

Elevation: 1185 feet

Land area: 1.9 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Scranton

• High school or higher: 80.1%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 11.7%
• Graduate or professional degree: 2.4%
• Unemployed: 9.1%
• Mean travel time to work: 19.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Scranton city

• Never married: 19.4%
• Now married: 59.6%
• Separated: 0.7%
• Widowed: 10.5%
• Divorced: 9.8%

4.5% Foreign born (3.3% Latin America, 0.8% Europe).

Population change in the 1990s: +5 (+0.8%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Scranton:

• GREENE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER (about 12 miles; JEFFERSON, IA)
• STEWART MEMORIAL COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; LAKE CITY, IA)
• ST ANTHONY REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; CARROLL, IA)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Scranton:

• FORT DODGE REGIONAL (about 45 miles; FORT DODGE, IA; Abbreviation: FOD)
• DES MOINES INTL (about 71 miles; DES MOINES, IA; Abbreviation: DSM)
• EPPLEY AIRFIELD (about 105 miles; OMAHA, NE; Abbreviation: OMA)

Other public-use airports nearest to Scranton:

• JEFFERSON MUNI (about 15 miles; JEFFERSON, IA; Abbreviation: EFW)
• ARTHUR N NEU (about 17 miles; CARROLL, IA; Abbreviation: CIN)
• GUTHRIE COUNTY REGIONAL (about 25 miles; GUTHRIE CENTER, IA; Abbreviation: GCT)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Scranton:

• IOWA CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 42 miles; FT DODGE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,807)
• BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY (about 62 miles; STORM LAKE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,524)
• DRAKE UNIVERSITY (about 67 miles; DES MOINES, IA; Full-time enrollment: 4,227)
• DES MOINES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 69 miles; ANKENY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 6,959)
• IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 75 miles; AMES, IA; Full-time enrollment: 24,473)
• IOWA WESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 101 miles; COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,840)
• GRACELAND UNIVERSITY-LAMONI (about 105 miles; LAMONI, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,026)

Public primary/middle school in Scranton:

• SCRANTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 263; Location: 900 MADISON; Grades: 03 – 05)

Libraries

Library in Scranton:

• SCRANTON PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $29,200; Location: 1102 MAIN; 11,932 books; 210 audio materials; 495 video materials; 39 serial subscriptions)