Moving to Jesup, Iowa
Population: 2,212. Estimated population in July 2024: 2,413 (+9.1% change)
Males: 1,066 (48.2%), Females: 1,146 (51.8%)
Buchanan County
Zip code: 50648
Demographics
Median resident age: 36.3 years
Median household income: $42,109
Median house value: $82,400
Population by Race
Races in Jesup:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.7%)
- Hispanic (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (48.3%), Irish (12.3%), English (12.0%), United States (7.5%), Norwegian (3.8%), French (2.8%).
Elevation: 980 feet
Land area: 1.7 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Jesup
- High school or higher: 84.3%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 7.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.0%
- Unemployed: 2.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 19.9 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Jesup city
- Never married: 20.4%
- Now married: 65.0%
- Separated: 0.0%
- Widowed: 8.8%
- Divorced: 5.7%
0.3% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +124 (+5.9%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Jesup:
- MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTE (about 12 miles; INDEPENDENCE, IA)
- PEOPLES MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OF BUCH CO (about 12 miles; INDEPENDENCE, IA)
- MERCY HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; OELWEIN, IA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Jesup:
- WATERLOO MUNI (about 24 miles; WATERLOO, IA; Abbreviation: ALO)
- THE EASTERN IOWA (about 48 miles; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Abbreviation: CID)
- DUBUQUE REGIONAL (about 95 miles; DUBUQUE, IA; Abbreviation: DBQ)
Other public-use airports nearest to Jesup:
- INDEPENDENCE MUNI (about 10 miles; INDEPENDENCE, IA; Abbreviation: IIB)
- OELWEIN MUNI (about 15 miles; OELWEIN, IA; Abbreviation: OLZ)
- VINTON VETERANS MEML ARPK (about 19 miles; VINTON, IA; Abbreviation: VTI)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Jesup:
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA (about 18 miles; CEDAR FALLS, IA; Full-time enrollment: 12,524)
- HAWKEYE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 21 miles; WATERLOO, IA; Full-time enrollment: 3,292)
- KIRKWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 24 miles; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Full-time enrollment: 7,991)
- UPPER IOWA UNIVERSITY (about 31 miles; FAYETTE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 3,173)
- NORTHEAST IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE-CALMAR (about 51 miles; CALMAR, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,393)
- LUTHER COLLEGE (about 64 miles; DECORAH, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,566)
- UNIVERSITY OF IOWA (about 67 miles; IOWA CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 24,766)
Schools
Public high school in Jesup:
- JESUP HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 251; Location: 531 PROSPECT; Grades: 09 – 12)
Private high school in Jesup:
- FAITH BIBLE ACADEMY (Students: 66; Location: 2327 SHADY GROVE ROAD; Grades: KG – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Jesup:
- JESUP ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 314; Location: 531 PROSPECT; Grades: PK – 05)
- JESUP MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 159; Location: 531 PROSPECT; Grades: 06 – 08)
- TRIUMPH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 51; Location: 531 PROSPECT; Grades: KG – 08)
- PRAIRIE GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 29; Location: 531 PROSPECT; Grades: KG – 08)
- PERRY #1 ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 18; Location: 531 PROSPECT; Grades: KG – 08)
Private primary/middle school in Jesup:
- ST ATHANASIUS ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 143; Location: 641 STEVENS ST PO BOX 288; Grades: KG – 8)
Libraries
Library in Jesup:
- JESUP PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $96,731; Location: 721 6TH ST., P.O. BOX 585; 16,012 books; 373 audio materials; 78 video materials; 62 serial subscriptions)