Thurman, Iowa Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 236. Estimated population in July 2024: 223 (-5.5% change)
Males: 114 (48.3%), Females: 122 (51.7%)

Fremont County

Zip code: 51654

Demographics

Median resident age: 34.8 years
Median household income: $34,583
Median house value: $43,800

Population by Race

Races in Thurman:

• White Non-Hispanic (97.9%)
• Hispanic (1.7%)

Ancestries: German (26.3%), Irish (16.1%), English (13.6%), Norwegian (10.6%), Danish (10.2%), French (7.6%).

Elevation: 972 feet

Land area: 0.6 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Thurman

• High school or higher: 78.1%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 9.5%
• Graduate or professional degree: 1.5%
• Unemployed: 6.9%
• Mean travel time to work: 33.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Thurman city

• Never married: 22.8%
• Now married: 61.7%
• Separated: 4.8%
• Widowed: 5.4%
• Divorced: 5.4%

1.3% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +1 (+0.4%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Thurman:

• ST MARYS HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; NEBRASKA CITY, NE)
• GRAPE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; HAMBURG, IA)
• SHENANDOAH MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 28 miles; SHENANDOAH, IA)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Thurman:

• EPPLEY AIRFIELD (about 35 miles; OMAHA, NE; Abbreviation: OMA)
• LINCOLN MUNI (about 70 miles; LINCOLN, NE; Abbreviation: LNK)
• ROSECRANS MEMORIAL (about 94 miles; ST JOSEPH, MO; Abbreviation: STJ)

Other public-use airports nearest to Thurman:

• PLATTSMOUTH MUNI (about 15 miles; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Abbreviation: PMV)
• NEBRASKA CITY MUNICIPAL (about 17 miles; NEBRASKA CITY, NE; Abbreviation: AFK)
• SHENANDOAH MUNI (about 25 miles; SHENANDOAH, IA; Abbreviation: SDA)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Thurman:

• BELLEVUE UNIVERSITY (about 25 miles; BELLEVUE, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,723)
• IOWA WESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 32 miles; COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,840)
• METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 36 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 6,175)
• UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA (about 44 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 10,150)
• CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY (about 44 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,806)
• UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER (about 44 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,448)
• UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT LINCOLN (about 66 miles; LINCOLN, NE; Full-time enrollment: 19,806)