Pacific Junction, Iowa Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 507. Estimated population in July 2024: 518 (+2.2% change)
Males: 243 (47.9%), Females: 264 (52.1%)

Mills County

Zip code: 51561

Demographics

Median resident age: 38.9 years
Median household income: $36,563
Median house value: $61,000

Population by Race

Races in Pacific Junction:

• White Non-Hispanic (96.1%)
• Two or more races (1.8%)
• American Indian (1.6%)
• Hispanic (1.0%)
• Filipino (0.6%)

Ancestries: German (35.3%), English (17.8%), Irish (13.4%), United States (7.1%), Dutch (5.3%), French (5.3%).

Elevation: 955 feet

Land area: 0.8 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Pacific Junction

• High school or higher: 76.8%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 3.2%
• Graduate or professional degree: 1.4%
• Unemployed: 5.3%
• Mean travel time to work: 25.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Pacific Junction city

• Never married: 19.6%
• Now married: 58.2%
• Separated: 2.2%
• Widowed: 8.2%
• Divorced: 11.9%

0.6% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -34 (-6.3%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Pacific Junction:

• ALEGENT HEALTH MERCY HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA)
• JENNIE EDMUNDSON HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA)
• ST JOSEPH HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; OMAHA, NE)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Pacific Junction:

• EPPLEY AIRFIELD (about 21 miles; OMAHA, NE; Abbreviation: OMA)
• LINCOLN MUNI (about 67 miles; LINCOLN, NE; Abbreviation: LNK)
• SIOUX GATEWAY/COL. BUD DAY FIELD (about 104 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; Abbreviation: SUX)

Other public-use airports nearest to Pacific Junction:

• PLATTSMOUTH MUNI (about 10 miles; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Abbreviation: PMV)
• COUNCIL BLUFFS MUNI (about 17 miles; COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA; Abbreviation: CBF)
• MILLARD (about 24 miles; OMAHA, NE; Abbreviation: MLE)

Amtrak station near Pacific Junction:

• 19 miles: OMAHA (1003 S. 9TH ST.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Pacific Junction:

• BELLEVUE UNIVERSITY (about 12 miles; BELLEVUE, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,723)
• IOWA WESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 18 miles; COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,840)
• METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 23 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 6,175)
• UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA (about 32 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 10,150)
• CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY (about 32 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,806)
• UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER (about 32 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,448)
• UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT LINCOLN (about 64 miles; LINCOLN, NE; Full-time enrollment: 19,806)