Moving to Hamburg, Iowa

Population: 1,240. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,221 (-1.5% change)
Males: 583 (47.0%), Females: 657 (53.0%)

Fremont County

Zip code: 51640

Demographics

Median resident age: 41.6 years
Median household income: $29,479
Median house value: $58,900

Population by Race

Races in Hamburg:

  • White Non-Hispanic (93.4%)
  • Hispanic (5.5%)
  • Other race (2.7%)
  • American Indian (0.7%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (24.8%), Irish (12.6%), United States (8.7%), English (7.8%), Dutch (3.5%), Swedish (2.3%).

Elevation: 914 feet

Land area: 1.1 square miles

Map of Hamburg, IA

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Hamburg

  • High school or higher: 79.2%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 9.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.5%
  • Unemployed: 3.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 15.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Hamburg city

  • Never married: 21.0%
  • Now married: 51.2%
  • Separated: 1.8%
  • Widowed: 11.7%
  • Divorced: 14.3%

4.4% Foreign born (4.0% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: -142 (-10.3%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Hamburg:

  • GRAPE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (PO BOX 246 HWY 275 NORTH)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Hamburg:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Hamburg:

  • EPPLEY AIRFIELD (about 51 miles; OMAHA, NE; Abbreviation: OMA)
  • LINCOLN MUNI (about 78 miles; LINCOLN, NE; Abbreviation: LNK)
  • ROSECRANS MEMORIAL (about 78 miles; ST JOSEPH, MO; Abbreviation: STJ)

Other public-use airports nearest to Hamburg:

  • NEBRASKA CITY MUNICIPAL (about 14 miles; NEBRASKA CITY, NE; Abbreviation: AFK)
  • FARINGTON FIELD (about 18 miles; AUBURN, NE; Abbreviation: K01)
  • SHENANDOAH MUNI (about 21 miles; SHENANDOAH, IA; Abbreviation: SDA)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Hamburg:

  • BELLEVUE UNIVERSITY (about 42 miles; BELLEVUE, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,723)
  • IOWA WESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 47 miles; COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,840)
  • METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 52 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 6,175)
  • NORTHWEST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 57 miles; MARYVILLE, MO; Full-time enrollment: 5,620)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA (about 60 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 10,150)
  • CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY (about 60 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,806)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER (about 60 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,448)

Schools

Public high school in Hamburg:

  • HAMBURG JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 164; Location: 105 E ST; Grades: 07 – 12)

Public primary/middle school in Hamburg:

  • MARNIE SIMONS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 167; Location: 309 S ST; Grades: PK – 06)

Libraries

Library in Hamburg:

  • HAMBURG PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $20,255; Location: 1301 MAIN STREET; 13,436 books; 95 audio materials; 388 video materials; 39 serial subscriptions)