Carson, Iowa Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 668. Estimated population in July 2024: 706 (+5.7% change)
Males: 310 (46.4%), Females: 358 (53.6%)
Pottawattamie County
Zip code: 51525
Demographics
Median resident age: 40.4 years
Median household income: $41,719
Median house value: $82,000
Population by Race
Races in Carson:
- White Non-Hispanic (99.1%)
Ancestries: German (37.0%), English (19.6%), Irish (15.4%), United States (10.5%), Danish (4.8%), Scotch-Irish (4.8%).
Elevation: 1150 feet
Land area: 0.5 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Carson
- High school or higher: 86.4%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 12.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.8%
- Unemployed: 7.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 27.5 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Carson city
- Never married: 21.8%
- Now married: 60.6%
- Separated: 0.4%
- Widowed: 8.8%
- Divorced: 8.3%
1.3% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -86 (-11.4%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Carson:
- MONTGOMERY COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; RED OAK, IA)
- ALEGENT HEALTH MERCY HOSPITAL (about 27 miles; COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA)
- JENNIE EDMUNDSON HOSPITAL (about 27 miles; COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Carson:
- EPPLEY AIRFIELD (about 33 miles; OMAHA, NE; Abbreviation: OMA)
- LINCOLN MUNI (about 96 miles; LINCOLN, NE; Abbreviation: LNK)
- SIOUX GATEWAY/COL. BUD DAY FIELD (about 105 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; Abbreviation: SUX)
Other public-use airports nearest to Carson:
- RED OAK MUNI (about 20 miles; RED OAK, IA; Abbreviation: RDK)
- COUNCIL BLUFFS MUNI (about 23 miles; COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA; Abbreviation: CBF)
- HARLAN MUNI (about 25 miles; HARLAN, IA; Abbreviation: HNR)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Carson:
- IOWA WESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 27 miles; COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,840)
- BELLEVUE UNIVERSITY (about 35 miles; BELLEVUE, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,723)
- METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 38 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 6,175)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA (about 53 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 10,150)
- CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY (about 53 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,806)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER (about 53 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,448)
- NORTHWEST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 73 miles; MARYVILLE, MO; Full-time enrollment: 5,620)
Public primary/middle school in Carson:
- RIVERSIDE COMMUNITY MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 234; Location: 330 PLEASANT ST; Grades: 05 – 08)