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Population (year 2000): 395. Estimated
population in July 2005: 386 (-2.3% change)
Males: 200 (50.6%), Females: 195 (49.4%)
Cedar County
Zip code:
52721
Median resident age: 34.7 years
Median household income: $41,429 (year 2000)
Median house value: $62,000 (year 2000)
Races in Bennett:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.2%)
- American Indian (0.8%)
- Two or more races (0.8%)
Ancestries: German (57.0%), Irish (10.4%),
English (9.4%), Dutch (4.3%), Swedish (3.3%), Danish (2.3%).
Elevation: 750 feet
Land area: 0.2 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Bennett
- High school or higher: 88.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
- Unemployed: 4.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 24.6 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Bennett city
- Never married: 24.8%
- Now married: 58.9%
- Separated: 0.7%
- Widowed: 8.3%
- Divorced: 7.3%
0.5% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -30 (-7.1%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Bennett:
- UNITY HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; MUSCATINE, IA)
- TRINITY MEDICAL CENTER NORTH (about 29 miles;
DAVENPORT, IA)
- DEWITT COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 32 miles; DEWITT,
IA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Bennett:
- QUAD CITY INTL (about 40 miles; MOLINE, IL; ID: MLI)
- CLINTON MUNI (about 46 miles; CLINTON, IA; ID: CWI)
- DUBUQUE REGIONAL (about 50 miles; DUBUQUE, IA; ID:
DBQ)
Other public-use airports nearest to Bennett:
- MATHEWS MEMORIAL (about 13 miles; TIPTON, IA; ID:
8C4)
- MAQUOKETA MUNI (about 28 miles; MAQUOKETA, IA; ID:
OQW)
- MUSCATINE MUNI (about 28 miles; MUSCATINE, IA; ID:
MUT)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Bennett:
- EASTERN IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT (about 32
miles; DAVENPORT, IA; Full-time enrollment: 4,180)
- SAINT AMBROSE UNIVERSITY (about 32 miles; DAVENPORT,
IA; FT enrollment: 2,310)
- AUGUSTANA COLLEGE (about 33 miles; ROCK ISLAND, IL;
FT enrollment: 2,220)
- BLACK HAWK COLLEGE (about 38 miles; MOLINE, IL; FT
enrollment: 3,891)
- UNIVERSITY OF IOWA (about 40 miles; IOWA CITY, IA;
FT enrollment: 24,766)
- KIRKWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 68 miles; CEDAR
RAPIDS, IA; FT enrollment: 7,991)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-PLATTEVILLE (about 77 miles;
PLATTEVILLE, WI; FT enrollment: 5,045)
Public high school in Bennett:
- BENNETT JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students:
96; Location: 300 CEDAR ST; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Bennett:
- BENNETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 98;
Location: 300 CEDAR ST; Grades: KG - 06)
Library in Bennett:
- BENNETT PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$10,746; Location: 203 MAIN, PO BOX 299; 5,885 books; 26
audio materials; 287 video materials; 14 serial
subscriptions)
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