Moving to Peosta, Iowa
Population: 651. Estimated population in July 2024: 933 (+43.3% change)
Males: 318 (48.8%), Females: 333 (51.2%)
Dubuque County
Zip code: 52068
Demographics
Median resident age: 29.6 years
Median household income: $56,250
Median house value: $128,800
Population by Race
Races in Peosta:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.2%)
- Hispanic (0.8%)
- Two or more races (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (54.4%), Irish (21.7%), United States (7.2%), Dutch (3.4%), English (2.9%), French (2.6%).
Elevation: 1037 feet
Land area: 1.3 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Peosta
- High school or higher: 93.7%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 34.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.4%
- Unemployed: 2.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 21.0 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Peosta city
- Never married: 17.4%
- Now married: 77.7%
- Separated: 0.2%
- Widowed: 1.4%
- Divorced: 3.3%
0.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +515 (+378.7%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Peosta:
- FINLEY HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; DUBUQUE, IA)
- MERCY MEDICAL CENTER-DUBUQUE (about 13 miles; DUBUQUE, IA)
- JACKSON COUNTY PUBLIC HOSPITAL (about 28 miles; MAQUOKETA, IA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Peosta:
- DUBUQUE REGIONAL (about 11 miles; DUBUQUE, IA; Abbreviation: DBQ)
- CLINTON MUNI (about 57 miles; CLINTON, IA; Abbreviation: CWI)
- THE EASTERN IOWA (about 71 miles; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Abbreviation: CID)
Other public-use airports nearest to Peosta:
- CASSVILLE MUNI (about 19 miles; CASSVILLE, WI; Abbreviation: C74)
- LANCASTER MUNI (about 26 miles; LANCASTER, WI; Abbreviation: 73C)
- MONTICELLO REGIONAL (about 27 miles; MONTICELLO, IA; Abbreviation: MXO)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Peosta:
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-PLATTEVILLE (about 33 miles; PLATTEVILLE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 5,045)
- KIRKWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 66 miles; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Full-time enrollment: 7,991)
- SAINT AMBROSE UNIVERSITY (about 66 miles; DAVENPORT, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,310)
- EASTERN IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT (about 67 miles; DAVENPORT, IA; Full-time enrollment: 4,180)
- AUGUSTANA COLLEGE (about 69 miles; ROCK ISLAND, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,220)
- BLACK HAWK COLLEGE (about 71 miles; MOLINE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 3,891)
- UPPER IOWA UNIVERSITY (about 71 miles; FAYETTE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 3,173)