Rowley, Iowa Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 290. Estimated population in July 2024: 286 (-1.4% change)
Males: 135 (46.6%), Females: 155 (53.4%)

Buchanan County

Zip code: 52329

Demographics

Median resident age: 39.8 years
Median household income: $36,563
Median house value: $62,300

Population by Race

Races in Rowley:

  • White Non-Hispanic (99.3%)
  • Korean (0.7%)

Ancestries: German (47.9%), English (15.9%), United States (10.3%), Irish (9.7%), Danish (4.5%), Polish (4.5%).

Elevation: 975 feet

Land area: 0.4 square miles

Map of Rowley, IA

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Rowley

  • High school or higher: 80.7%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 6.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.0%
  • Unemployed: 3.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 29.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Rowley city

  • Never married: 13.7%
  • Now married: 68.3%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 8.4%
  • Divorced: 9.7%

0.0% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +18 (+6.6%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Rowley:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Rowley:

  • THE EASTERN IOWA (about 35 miles; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Abbreviation: CID)
  • WATERLOO MUNI (about 41 miles; WATERLOO, IA; Abbreviation: ALO)
  • DUBUQUE REGIONAL (about 80 miles; DUBUQUE, IA; Abbreviation: DBQ)

Other public-use airports nearest to Rowley:

  • INDEPENDENCE MUNI (about 9 miles; INDEPENDENCE, IA; Abbreviation: IIB)
  • VINTON VETERANS MEML ARPK (about 16 miles; VINTON, IA; Abbreviation: VTI)
  • OELWEIN MUNI (about 23 miles; OELWEIN, IA; Abbreviation: OLZ)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Rowley:

  • KIRKWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 8 miles; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Full-time enrollment: 7,991)
  • UPPER IOWA UNIVERSITY (about 33 miles; FAYETTE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 3,173)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA (about 33 miles; CEDAR FALLS, IA; Full-time enrollment: 12,524)
  • HAWKEYE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 37 miles; WATERLOO, IA; Full-time enrollment: 3,292)
  • UNIVERSITY OF IOWA (about 53 miles; IOWA CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 24,766)
  • NORTHEAST IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE-CALMAR (about 57 miles; CALMAR, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,393)
  • LUTHER COLLEGE (about 68 miles; DECORAH, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,566)

Public primary/middle school in Rowley:

  • SOUTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 83; Location: 408 ROWLEY STREET; Grades: KG – 05)