Cambridge, Iowa Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 819. Estimated population in July 2024: 756 (-7.7% change)
Males: 400 (48.8%), Females: 419 (51.2%)
Story County
Zip code: 50046
Demographics
Median resident age: 33.6 years
Median household income: $42,059
Median house value: $83,800
Population by Race
Races in Cambridge:
- White Non-Hispanic (93.9%)
- Hispanic (2.8%)
- Two or more races (2.0%)
- American Indian (1.2%)
- Black (0.7%)
- Other race (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (34.2%), English (11.2%), Norwegian (10.4%), Irish (10.1%), United States (9.4%), French (3.8%).
Elevation: 871 feet
Land area: 1.0 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Cambridge
- High school or higher: 91.4%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 17.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.7%
- Unemployed: 2.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 26.8 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Cambridge city
- Never married: 25.2%
- Now married: 59.5%
- Separated: 0.6%
- Widowed: 5.7%
- Divorced: 9.0%
2.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +117 (+16.7%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Cambridge:
- STORY COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; NEVADA, IA)
- MARY GREELEY MEDICAL CENTER (about 11 miles; AMES, IA)
- IOWA LUTHERAN HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; DES MOINES, IA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Cambridge:
- DES MOINES INTL (about 27 miles; DES MOINES, IA; Abbreviation: DSM)
- FORT DODGE REGIONAL (about 64 miles; FORT DODGE, IA; Abbreviation: FOD)
- MASON CITY MUNI (about 88 miles; MASON CITY, IA; Abbreviation: MCW)
Other public-use airports nearest to Cambridge:
- AMES MUNI (about 9 miles; AMES, IA; Abbreviation: AMW)
- ANKENY REGIONAL (about 15 miles; ANKENY, IA; Abbreviation: IKV)
- MORNINGSTAR FIELD (about 19 miles; DES MOINES, IA; Abbreviation: Y76)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Cambridge:
- IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 11 miles; AMES, IA; Full-time enrollment: 24,473)
- DES MOINES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 13 miles; ANKENY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 6,959)
- DRAKE UNIVERSITY (about 23 miles; DES MOINES, IA; Full-time enrollment: 4,227)
- IOWA CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 62 miles; FT DODGE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,807)
- NORTH IOWA AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 90 miles; MASON CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,161)
- HAWKEYE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 90 miles; WATERLOO, IA; Full-time enrollment: 3,292)
- GRACELAND UNIVERSITY-LAMONI (about 92 miles; LAMONI, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,026)
Public primary/middle school in Cambridge:
- EAST ELEMENTARY (Students: 296; Location: 505 WEST FOURTH STREET; Grades: KG – 05)
Libraries
Library in Cambridge:
- CAMBRIDGE MEMORIAL LIBRARY (Operating income: $13,044; Location: WATER ST; 10,333 books; 38 audio materials; 18 video materials; 8 serial subscriptions)