Fremont, Iowa Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 704. Estimated population in July 2024: 690 (-2.0% change)
Males: 338 (48.0%), Females: 366 (52.0%)
Mahaska County
Zip code: 52561
Demographics
Median resident age: 36.3 years
Median household income: $39,583
Median house value: $56,700
Population by Race
Races in Fremont:
- White Non-Hispanic (99.3%)
Ancestries: German (28.4%), Irish (12.5%), English (9.9%), Dutch (9.7%), United States (6.1%), French (2.6%).
Land area: 1.0 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Fremont
- High school or higher: 80.5%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 12.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.2%
- Unemployed: 3.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 24.0 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Fremont city
- Never married: 18.9%
- Now married: 65.4%
- Separated: 1.3%
- Widowed: 8.6%
- Divorced: 5.9%
1.6% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -9 (-1.3%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Fremont:
- OTTUMWA REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER (about 14 miles; OTTUMWA, IA)
- MAHASKA COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; OSKALOOSA, IA)
- KEOKUK COUNTY HEALTH CENTER (about 19 miles; SIGOURNEY, IA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Fremont:
- OTTUMWA INDUSTRIAL (about 8 miles; OTTUMWA, IA; Abbreviation: OTM)
- THE EASTERN IOWA (about 69 miles; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Abbreviation: CID)
- KIRKSVILLE REGIONAL (about 78 miles; KIRKSVILLE, MO; Abbreviation: IRK)
Other public-use airports nearest to Fremont:
- OSKALOOSA MUNI (about 4 miles; OSKALOOSA, IA; Abbreviation: OOA)
- SIG FIELD (about 24 miles; MONTEZUMA, IA; Abbreviation: 7C5)
- ALBIA MUNI (about 27 miles; ALBIA, IA; Abbreviation: 4C8)
Amtrak station near Fremont:
- 14 miles: OTTUMWA (210 W. MAIN ST.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, intercity bus service.
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Fremont:
- INDIAN HILLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 14 miles; OTTUMWA, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,744)
- UNIVERSITY OF IOWA (about 70 miles; IOWA CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 24,766)
- TRUMAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 72 miles; KIRKSVILLE, MO; Full-time enrollment: 5,922)
- KIRKWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 87 miles; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Full-time enrollment: 7,991)
- HAWKEYE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 87 miles; WATERLOO, IA; Full-time enrollment: 3,292)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA (about 87 miles; CEDAR FALLS, IA; Full-time enrollment: 12,524)
- DES MOINES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 89 miles; ANKENY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 6,959)
Public primary/middle schools in Fremont:
- FREMONT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 91; Location: 525 E. MAIN ST; Grades: PK – 05)
- FREMONT MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 36; Location: 525 E. MAIN ST.; Grades: 06 – 08)