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

Map of Goose Lake, IA

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)