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Population (year 2000): 6,480. Estimated
population in July 2005: 6,596 (+1.8% change)
Males: 3,171 (48.9%), Females: 3,309 (51.1%)
Linn County
Zip code:
52233
Median resident age: 32.0 years
Median household income: $40,799 (year 2000)
Median house value: $112,100 (year 2000)
Races in Hiawatha:
- White Non-Hispanic (93.5%)
- Black (2.2%)
- Two or more races (1.4%)
- Hispanic (1.3%)
- Asian Indian (0.6%)
- American Indian (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (33.7%), Irish (14.4%),
English (10.0%), United States (6.0%), Norwegian (4.6%), Czech
(4.0%).
Elevation: 850 feet
Land area: 3.5 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Hiawatha
- High school or higher: 90.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.5%
- Unemployed: 3.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 14.7 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Hiawatha city
- Never married: 29.1%
- Now married: 51.9%
- Separated: 0.8%
- Widowed: 4.2%
- Divorced: 14.0%
2.7% Foreign born (1.5% Asia, 0.6% Europe, 0.5%
Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +1,021 (+18.7%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Hiawatha:
- ST LUKES HOSPITAL (about 3 miles; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA)
- MERCY MEDICAL CENTER (about 7 miles; CEDAR RAPIDS,
IA)
- VIRGINIA GAY HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; VINTON, IA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Hiawatha:
- THE EASTERN IOWA (about 12 miles; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA;
ID: CID)
- WATERLOO MUNI (about 61 miles; WATERLOO, IA; ID:
ALO)
- DUBUQUE REGIONAL (about 73 miles; DUBUQUE, IA; ID:
DBQ)
Other public-use airports nearest to Hiawatha:
- MARION (about 12 miles; MARION, IA; ID: C17)
- AMANA (about 23 miles; AMANA, IA; ID: C11)
- VINTON VETERANS MEML ARPK (about 27 miles; VINTON,
IA; ID: VTI)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Hiawatha:
- KIRKWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 18 miles; CEDAR
RAPIDS, IA; Full-time enrollment: 7,991)
- UNIVERSITY OF IOWA (about 28 miles; IOWA CITY, IA;
FT enrollment: 24,766)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA (about 53 miles; CEDAR
FALLS, IA; FT enrollment: 12,524)
- UPPER IOWA UNIVERSITY (about 55 miles; FAYETTE, IA;
FT enrollment: 3,173)
- HAWKEYE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 56 miles; WATERLOO,
IA; FT enrollment: 3,292)
- NORTHEAST IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE-CALMAR (about 81
miles; CALMAR, IA; FT enrollment: 2,393)
- EASTERN IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT (about 85
miles; DAVENPORT, IA; FT enrollment: 4,180)
Public primary/middle schools in Hiawatha:
- HIAWATHA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 422;
Location: 603 EMMONS ST; Grades: PK - 05)
- NIXON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 309;
Location: 200 NIXON DR; Grades: KG - 05)
Library in Hiawatha:
- HIAWATHA PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$195,380; Location: 150 W. WILLMAN; 29,943 books; 1,326
audio materials; 1,246 video materials; 116 serial
subscriptions)
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