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Population (year 2000): 543. Estimated
population in July 2005: 545 (+0.4% change)
Males: 244 (44.9%), Females: 299 (55.1%)
Wayne County
Zip code:
50123
Median resident age: 46.0 years
Median household income: $22,917 (year 2000)
Median house value: $33,200 (year 2000)
Races in Humeston:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.6%)
- Hispanic (1.3%)
- American Indian (1.1%)
- Two or more races (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (21.9%), English (18.4%),
Irish (14.0%), United States (9.6%), French (3.7%), Dutch
(2.8%).
Elevation: 1104 feet
Land area: 0.6 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Humeston
- High school or higher: 88.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.8%
- Unemployed: 6.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 25.4 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Humeston city
- Never married: 18.5%
- Now married: 54.9%
- Separated: 2.6%
- Widowed: 14.9%
- Divorced: 9.1%
1.1% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -37 (-6.4%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Humeston:
- WAYNE COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; CORYDON, IA)
- LUCAS COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; CHARITON, IA)
- DECATUR COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; LEON, IA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Humeston:
- DES MOINES INTL (about 48 miles; DES MOINES, IA; ID:
DSM)
- OTTUMWA INDUSTRIAL (about 76 miles; OTTUMWA, IA; ID:
OTM)
- KIRKSVILLE REGIONAL (about 86 miles; KIRKSVILLE, MO;
ID: IRK)
Other public-use airports nearest to Humeston:
- CHARITON MUNI (about 15 miles; CHARITON, IA; ID: CNC)
- OSCEOLA MUNICIPAL (about 19 miles; OSCEOLA, IA; ID:
I75)
- CORYDON (about 20 miles; CORYDON, IA; ID: 0E9)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Humeston:
- GRACELAND UNIVERSITY-LAMONI (about 36 miles; LAMONI,
IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,026)
- DRAKE UNIVERSITY (about 53 miles; DES MOINES, IA; FT
enrollment: 4,227)
- DES MOINES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 60 miles;
ANKENY, IA; FT enrollment: 6,959)
- INDIAN HILLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 76 miles;
OTTUMWA, IA; FT enrollment: 2,744)
- TRUMAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 79 miles; KIRKSVILLE,
MO; FT enrollment: 5,922)
- IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 81 miles; AMES, IA; FT
enrollment: 24,473)
- NORTHWEST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 102
miles; MARYVILLE, MO; FT enrollment: 5,620)
Public primary/middle school in Humeston:
- MORMON TRAIL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
149; Location: 403 S FRONT ST; Grades: PK - 06)
Library in Humeston:
- HUMESTON PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$7,051; Location: 113 BROAD, BOX 97; 16,288 books; 23
audio materials; 30 serial subscriptions)
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