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Population (year 2000): 977. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,330 (+36.1% change)
Males: 495 (50.7%), Females: 482 (49.3%)
Benton County
Zip code:
52206
Median resident age: 33.4 years
Median household income: $50,833 (year 2000)
Median house value: $100,700 (year 2000)
Races in Atkins:
- White Non-Hispanic (99.0%)
- Hispanic (0.8%)
Ancestries: German (51.2%), Irish (18.3%), Czech
(10.3%), English (8.1%), Norwegian (5.3%), United States (4.5%).
Elevation: 850 feet
Land area: 0.8 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Atkins
- High school or higher: 90.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.5%
- Unemployed: 2.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.4 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Atkins city
- Never married: 18.6%
- Now married: 68.8%
- Separated: 0.1%
- Widowed: 5.2%
- Divorced: 7.3%
0.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +244 (+33.3%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Atkins:
- ST LUKES HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA)
- VIRGINIA GAY HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; VINTON, IA)
- MERCY MEDICAL CENTER (about 18 miles; CEDAR RAPIDS,
IA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Atkins:
- THE EASTERN IOWA (about 14 miles; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA;
ID: CID)
- WATERLOO MUNI (about 54 miles; WATERLOO, IA; ID: ALO)
- OTTUMWA INDUSTRIAL (about 74 miles; OTTUMWA, IA; ID:
OTM)
Other public-use airports nearest to Atkins:
- AMANA (about 15 miles; AMANA, IA; ID: C11)
- VINTON VETERANS MEML ARPK (about 19 miles; VINTON,
IA; ID: VTI)
- MARION (about 24 miles; MARION, IA; ID: C17)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Atkins:
- KIRKWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 21 miles; CEDAR
RAPIDS, IA; Full-time enrollment: 7,991)
- UNIVERSITY OF IOWA (about 32 miles; IOWA CITY, IA;
FT enrollment: 24,766)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA (about 46 miles; CEDAR
FALLS, IA; FT enrollment: 12,524)
- HAWKEYE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 48 miles; WATERLOO,
IA; FT enrollment: 3,292)
- UPPER IOWA UNIVERSITY (about 58 miles; FAYETTE, IA;
FT enrollment: 3,173)
- INDIAN HILLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 77 miles;
OTTUMWA, IA; FT enrollment: 2,744)
- NORTHEAST IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE-CALMAR (about 83
miles; CALMAR, IA; FT enrollment: 2,393)
Public primary/middle school in Atkins:
- ATKINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 176;
Location: 217 4TH AVE; Grades: KG - 04)
Library in Atkins:
- ATKINS PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$28,121; Location: 84 MAIN; 7,676 books; 245 audio
materials; 641 video materials; 46 serial subscriptions)
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