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Population (year 2000): 964. Estimated
population in July 2005: 927 (-3.8% change)
Males: 489 (50.7%), Females: 475 (49.3%)
Greene County
Zip code:
50107
Median resident age: 34.1 years
Median household income: $27,875 (year 2000)
Median house value: $37,500 (year 2000)
Races in Grand Junction:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.1%)
- Other race (1.0%)
- Hispanic (0.9%)
- Two or more races (0.5%)
Ancestries: German (31.8%), English (15.1%),
Irish (12.4%), United States (10.0%), Dutch (3.1%), Swedish
(3.0%).
Elevation: 1030 feet
Land area: 1.0 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Grand Junction
- High school or higher: 81.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.6%
- Unemployed: 6.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 26.2 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Grand Junction city
- Never married: 22.2%
- Now married: 57.1%
- Separated: 1.7%
- Widowed: 8.9%
- Divorced: 10.1%
1.3% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +147 (+18.0%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Grand Junction:
- GREENE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER (about 11 miles;
JEFFERSON, IA)
- DALLAS COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; PERRY, IA)
- BOONE COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 26 miles; BOONE, IA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Grand Junction:
- FORT DODGE REGIONAL (about 36 miles; FORT DODGE, IA;
ID: FOD)
- DES MOINES INTL (about 54 miles; DES MOINES, IA; ID:
DSM)
- MASON CITY MUNI (about 100 miles; MASON CITY, IA;
ID: MCW)
Other public-use airports nearest to Grand Junction:
- JEFFERSON MUNI (about 8 miles; JEFFERSON, IA; ID:
EFW)
- PERRY MUNI (about 16 miles; PERRY, IA; ID: PRO)
- GUTHRIE COUNTY REGIONAL (about 28 miles; GUTHRIE
CENTER, IA; ID: GCT)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Grand Junction:
- IOWA CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 33 miles; FT
DODGE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,807)
- DES MOINES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 49 miles;
ANKENY, IA; FT enrollment: 6,959)
- DRAKE UNIVERSITY (about 49 miles; DES MOINES, IA; FT
enrollment: 4,227)
- IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 54 miles; AMES, IA; FT
enrollment: 24,473)
- BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY (about 78 miles; STORM LAKE,
IA; FT enrollment: 2,524)
- GRACELAND UNIVERSITY-LAMONI (about 99 miles; LAMONI,
IA; FT enrollment: 2,026)
- NORTH IOWA AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 106 miles;
MASON CITY, IA; FT enrollment: 2,161)
Public high school in Grand Junction:
- GRAND JUNCTION HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 181;
Location: 405 12TH ST SOUTH; Grades: 07 - 12)
Library in Grand Junction:
- GRAND JUNCTION PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating
income: $20,966; Location: 106 E. MAIN STREET; 8,554
books; 123 audio materials; 252 video materials; 35
serial subscriptions)
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