Moving to Keystone, Iowa

Population: 687. Estimated population in July 2024: 690 (+0.4% change)
Males: 320 (46.6%), Females: 367 (53.4%)

Benton County

Zip code: 52249

Demographics

Median resident age: 39.6 years
Median household income: $36,458
Median house value: $69,100

Population by Race

Races in Keystone:

  • White Non-Hispanic (99.1%)

Ancestries: German (54.6%), Irish (7.7%), United States (6.7%), Danish (4.1%), Norwegian (3.1%), Czech (2.3%).

Elevation: 860 feet

Land area: 0.4 square miles

Map of Keystone, IA

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Keystone

  • High school or higher: 80.8%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 14.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 7.3%
  • Unemployed: 5.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 27.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Keystone city

  • Never married: 14.2%
  • Now married: 63.1%
  • Separated: 2.4%
  • Widowed: 13.3%
  • Divorced: 6.9%

1.3% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +119 (+21.0%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Keystone:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Keystone:

  • THE EASTERN IOWA (about 36 miles; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Abbreviation: CID)
  • WATERLOO MUNI (about 41 miles; WATERLOO, IA; Abbreviation: ALO)
  • OTTUMWA INDUSTRIAL (about 64 miles; OTTUMWA, IA; Abbreviation: OTM)

Other public-use airports nearest to Keystone:

  • BELLE PLAINE MUNI (about 11 miles; BELLE PLAINE, IA; Abbreviation: TZT)
  • VINTON VETERANS MEML ARPK (about 20 miles; VINTON, IA; Abbreviation: VTI)
  • TRAER MUNI (about 22 miles; TRAER, IA; Abbreviation: 8C6)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Keystone:

  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA (about 34 miles; CEDAR FALLS, IA; Full-time enrollment: 12,524)
  • HAWKEYE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 35 miles; WATERLOO, IA; Full-time enrollment: 3,292)
  • KIRKWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 36 miles; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Full-time enrollment: 7,991)
  • UNIVERSITY OF IOWA (about 52 miles; IOWA CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 24,766)
  • UPPER IOWA UNIVERSITY (about 64 miles; FAYETTE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 3,173)
  • INDIAN HILLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 69 miles; OTTUMWA, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,744)
  • NORTHEAST IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE-CALMAR (about 85 miles; CALMAR, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,393)

Public primary/middle school in Keystone:

  • KEYSTONE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 162; Location: 280 4TH ST; Grades: 03 – 06)

Libraries

Library in Keystone:

  • SCHROEDER PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $33,846; Location: 93 MAIN; 7,313 books; 192 audio materials; 480 video materials; 68 serial subscriptions)