Moving to Cushing, Iowa

Population: 246. Estimated population in July 2024: 239 (-2.8% change)
Males: 115 (46.7%), Females: 131 (53.3%)

Woodbury County

Zip code: 51018

Demographics

Median resident age: 39.6 years
Median household income: $37,500
Median house value: $30,000

Population by Race

Races in Cushing:

  • White Non-Hispanic (99.6%)

Ancestries: German (54.5%), Irish (12.2%), Norwegian (8.5%), United States (6.5%), Swedish (5.7%), English (5.3%).

Elevation: 1327 feet

Land area: 0.3 square miles

Map of Cushing, IA

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Cushing

  • High school or higher: 90.6%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 25.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.1%
  • Unemployed: 0.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 24.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Cushing city

  • Never married: 11.6%
  • Now married: 66.8%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 11.6%
  • Divorced: 10.0%

0.0% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +16 (+7.0%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Cushing:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Cushing:

  • SIOUX GATEWAY/COL. BUD DAY FIELD (about 50 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; Abbreviation: SUX)
  • EPPLEY AIRFIELD (about 82 miles; OMAHA, NE; Abbreviation: OMA)
  • FORT DODGE REGIONAL (about 104 miles; FORT DODGE, IA; Abbreviation: FOD)

Other public-use airports nearest to Cushing:

  • CHEROKEE MUNI (about 20 miles; CHEROKEE, IA; Abbreviation: CKP)
  • IDA GROVE MUNI (about 20 miles; IDA GROVE, IA; Abbreviation: IDG)
  • JAMES G. WHITING MEML FIELD (about 22 miles; MAPLETON, IA; Abbreviation: MEY)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Cushing:

  • BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY (about 37 miles; STORM LAKE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,524)
  • WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 45 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,639)
  • IOWA WESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 83 miles; COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,840)
  • METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 83 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 6,175)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA (about 88 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 10,150)
  • CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY (about 88 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,806)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER (about 88 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,448)

Public primary/middle school in Cushing:

  • RIVER VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 152; Location: 401 FIFTH ST.; Grades: 05 – 08)