Moving to Goose Lake, Iowa
Population: 232. Estimated population in July 2024: 234 (+0.9% change)
Males: 127 (54.7%), Females: 105 (45.3%)
Clinton County
Zip code: 52750
Demographics
Median resident age: 32.9 years
Median household income: $43,125
Median house value: $67,800
Population by Race
Races in Goose Lake:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.4%)
- American Indian (2.2%)
- Two or more races (2.2%)
Ancestries: German (51.7%), Irish (15.5%), English (5.2%), Norwegian (4.7%), United States (4.3%), Swedish (3.0%).
Elevation: 680 feet
Land area: 0.3 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Goose Lake
- High school or higher: 92.3%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 17.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 7.7%
- Unemployed: 1.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 19.5 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Goose Lake city
- Never married: 24.1%
- Now married: 56.3%
- Separated: 1.1%
- Widowed: 6.9%
- Divorced: 11.5%
0.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +44 (+23.4%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Goose Lake:
- MERCY MEDICAL CENTER – CLINTON (about 14 miles; CLINTON, IA)
- DEWITT COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; DEWITT, IA)
- JACKSON COUNTY PUBLIC HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; MAQUOKETA, IA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Goose Lake:
- CLINTON MUNI (about 12 miles; CLINTON, IA; Abbreviation: CWI)
- DUBUQUE REGIONAL (about 38 miles; DUBUQUE, IA; Abbreviation: DBQ)
- QUAD CITY INTL (about 38 miles; MOLINE, IL; Abbreviation: MLI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Goose Lake:
- TRI-TOWNSHIP (about 20 miles; SAVANNA, IL; Abbreviation: SFY)
- MAQUOKETA MUNI (about 26 miles; MAQUOKETA, IA; Abbreviation: OQW)
- DAVENPORT MUNI (about 29 miles; DAVENPORT, IA; Abbreviation: DVN)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Goose Lake:
- SAINT AMBROSE UNIVERSITY (about 33 miles; DAVENPORT, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,310)
- EASTERN IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT (about 34 miles; DAVENPORT, IA; Full-time enrollment: 4,180)
- BLACK HAWK COLLEGE (about 34 miles; MOLINE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 3,891)
- AUGUSTANA COLLEGE (about 36 miles; ROCK ISLAND, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,220)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-PLATTEVILLE (about 54 miles; PLATTEVILLE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 5,045)
- UNIVERSITY OF IOWA (about 83 miles; IOWA CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 24,766)
- ILLINOIS CENTRAL COLLEGE (about 96 miles; EAST PEORIA, IL; Full-time enrollment: 6,404)
Schools
Public high school in Goose Lake:
- NORTHEAST MIDDLE-HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 356; Location: 3690 HWY.136; Grades: 07 – 12)
Public primary/middle school in Goose Lake:
- NORTHEAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 343; Location: 1450 370TH AVE; Grades: PK – 06)