Moving to Carlisle, Iowa
Population: 3,497. Estimated population in July 2024: 3,544 (+1.3% change)
Males: 1,648 (47.1%), Females: 1,849 (52.9%)
Warren County
Zip code: 50047
Demographics
Median resident age: 35.3 years
Median household income: $47,528
Median house value: $96,300
Population by Race
Races in Carlisle:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.3%)
- Hispanic (1.1%)
- Two or more races (0.7%)
- American Indian (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (26.4%), Irish (15.2%), English (12.7%), United States (9.8%), Dutch (7.1%), Swedish (3.8%).
Elevation: 950 feet
Land area: 4.3 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Carlisle
- High school or higher: 82.4%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 21.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 7.7%
- Unemployed: 1.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 26.9 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Carlisle city
- Never married: 17.6%
- Now married: 64.8%
- Separated: 1.5%
- Widowed: 6.5%
- Divorced: 9.7%
1.6% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +198 (+6.0%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Carlisle:
- IOWA LUTHERAN HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; DES MOINES, IA)
- IOWA METHODIST MEDICAL CENTER (about 11 miles; DES MOINES, IA)
- BROADLAWNS MEDICAL CENTER (about 13 miles; DES MOINES, IA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Carlisle:
- DES MOINES INTL (about 12 miles; DES MOINES, IA; Abbreviation: DSM)
- OTTUMWA INDUSTRIAL (about 79 miles; OTTUMWA, IA; Abbreviation: OTM)
- FORT DODGE REGIONAL (about 87 miles; FORT DODGE, IA; Abbreviation: FOD)
Other public-use airports nearest to Carlisle:
- ANKENY REGIONAL (about 14 miles; ANKENY, IA; Abbreviation: IKV)
- MORNINGSTAR FIELD (about 15 miles; DES MOINES, IA; Abbreviation: Y76)
- KNOXVILLE MUNI (about 31 miles; KNOXVILLE, IA; Abbreviation: OXV)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Carlisle:
- DRAKE UNIVERSITY (about 15 miles; DES MOINES, IA; Full-time enrollment: 4,227)
- DES MOINES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 18 miles; ANKENY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 6,959)
- IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 37 miles; AMES, IA; Full-time enrollment: 24,473)
- GRACELAND UNIVERSITY-LAMONI (about 68 miles; LAMONI, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,026)
- INDIAN HILLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 82 miles; OTTUMWA, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,744)
- IOWA CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 84 miles; FT DODGE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,807)
- HAWKEYE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 103 miles; WATERLOO, IA; Full-time enrollment: 3,292)
Schools
Public high school in Carlisle:
- CARLISLE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 639; Location: 430 SCHOOL ST; Grades: 07 – 12)
Public primary/middle school in Carlisle:
- CARLISLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 580; Location: 430 SCHOOL ST; Grades: PK – 04)
Libraries
Library in Carlisle:
- CARLISLE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $94,478; Location: 135 SCHOOL ST., BOX S; 22,334 books; 413 audio materials; 28 video materials; 67 serial subscriptions)