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
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:
- HORN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; IDA GROVE, IA)
- MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTE (about 22 miles; CHEROKEE, IA)
- SIOUX VALLEY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; CHEROKEE, IA)
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)