Lowden, Iowa Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 794. Estimated population in July 2024: 818 (+3.0% change)
Males: 381 (48.0%), Females: 413 (52.0%)

Cedar County

Zip code: 52255

Demographics

Median resident age: 42.1 years
Median household income: $35,714
Median house value: $66,700

Population by Race

Races in Lowden:

• White Non-Hispanic (98.6%)
• Hispanic (1.1%)
• Other race (0.6%)

Ancestries: German (56.4%), United States (6.9%), Irish (6.8%), Czech (4.5%), Scottish (3.9%), Dutch (3.3%).

Elevation: 740 feet

Land area: 1.0 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Lowden

• High school or higher: 82.3%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 12.3%
• Graduate or professional degree: 3.0%
• Unemployed: 0.5%
• Mean travel time to work: 24.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Lowden city

• Never married: 15.8%
• Now married: 64.4%
• Separated: 0.3%
• Widowed: 11.2%
• Divorced: 8.3%

2.0% Foreign born (1.0% Europe, 1.0% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: +68 (+9.4%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Lowden:

• JACKSON COUNTY PUBLIC HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; MAQUOKETA, IA)
• DEWITT COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 28 miles; DEWITT, IA)
• JONES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 30 miles; ANAMOSA, IA)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Lowden:

• DUBUQUE REGIONAL (about 41 miles; DUBUQUE, IA; Abbreviation: DBQ)
• QUAD CITY INTL (about 42 miles; MOLINE, IL; Abbreviation: MLI)
• CLINTON MUNI (about 43 miles; CLINTON, IA; Abbreviation: CWI)

Other public-use airports nearest to Lowden:

• MATHEWS MEMORIAL (about 18 miles; TIPTON, IA; Abbreviation: 8C4)
• MAQUOKETA MUNI (about 19 miles; MAQUOKETA, IA; Abbreviation: OQW)
• MONTICELLO REGIONAL (about 30 miles; MONTICELLO, IA; Abbreviation: MXO)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Lowden:

• SAINT AMBROSE UNIVERSITY (about 34 miles; DAVENPORT, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,310)
• EASTERN IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT (about 34 miles; DAVENPORT, IA; Full-time enrollment: 4,180)
• AUGUSTANA COLLEGE (about 36 miles; ROCK ISLAND, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,220)
• BLACK HAWK COLLEGE (about 39 miles; MOLINE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 3,891)
• UNIVERSITY OF IOWA (about 45 miles; IOWA CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 24,766)
• KIRKWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 66 miles; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Full-time enrollment: 7,991)
• UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-PLATTEVILLE (about 69 miles; PLATTEVILLE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 5,045)

Public primary/middle school in Lowden:

• NORTH CEDAR LOWDEN ELEMENTARY CENTER (Students: 215; Location: 703 PARK AVENUE; Grades: KG – 05)

Libraries

Library in Lowden:

• LOWDEN PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $21,960; Location: 605 MAIN ST., BOX 307; 7,274 books; 70 audio materials; 299 video materials; 15 serial subscriptions)