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Population: 223. Estimated population in July 2024: 221 (-0.9% change)
Males: 103 (46.2%), Females: 120 (53.8%)

Jefferson County

Zip code: 52580

Demographics

Median resident age: 40.3 years
Median household income: $32,000
Median house value: $54,400

Population by Race

Races in Packwood:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.7%)
  • American Indian (1.3%)

Ancestries: German (40.8%), Irish (27.4%), English (16.6%), United States (12.6%), Scotch-Irish (4.5%), Dutch (4.0%).

Elevation: 813 feet

Land area: 0.8 square miles

Map of Packwood, IA

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Packwood

  • High school or higher: 80.1%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 7.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.0%
  • Unemployed: 0.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 17.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Packwood city

  • Never married: 16.8%
  • Now married: 63.8%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 14.6%
  • Divorced: 4.9%

2.7% Foreign born (1.8% Asia, 0.9% Europe).

Population change in the 1990s: +28 (+14.4%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Packwood:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Packwood:

  • OTTUMWA INDUSTRIAL (about 25 miles; OTTUMWA, IA; Abbreviation: OTM)
  • THE EASTERN IOWA (about 58 miles; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Abbreviation: CID)
  • SOUTHEAST IOWA REGIONAL (about 72 miles; BURLINGTON, IA; Abbreviation: BRL)

Other public-use airports nearest to Packwood:

  • FAIRFIELD MUNI (about 10 miles; FAIRFIELD, IA; Abbreviation: FFL)
  • OSKALOOSA MUNI (about 29 miles; OSKALOOSA, IA; Abbreviation: OOA)
  • KEOSAUQUA MUNI (about 30 miles; KEOSAUQUA, IA; Abbreviation: 6K9)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Packwood:

  • INDIAN HILLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 25 miles; OTTUMWA, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,744)
  • UNIVERSITY OF IOWA (about 53 miles; IOWA CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 24,766)
  • TRUMAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 74 miles; KIRKSVILLE, MO; Full-time enrollment: 5,922)
  • KIRKWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 83 miles; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Full-time enrollment: 7,991)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA (about 94 miles; CEDAR FALLS, IA; Full-time enrollment: 12,524)
  • HAWKEYE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 95 miles; WATERLOO, IA; Full-time enrollment: 3,292)
  • AUGUSTANA COLLEGE (about 108 miles; ROCK ISLAND, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,220)

Schools

Public high school in Packwood:

  • PEKIN COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 220; Location: 1062 BIRCH AVE; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Packwood:

  • PEKIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 383; Location: 1062 BIRCH AVE; Grades: PK – 05)
  • PEKIN MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 208; Location: 1062 BIRCH AVE.; Grades: 06 – 08)

Libraries

Library in Packwood:

  • PACKWOOD COMMUNITY LIBRARY (Operating income: $1,320; Location: 315 S. MAIN ST., BOX 951; 5,807 books; 44 video materials; 5 serial subscriptions)

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