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Population (year 2000): 8,649. Estimated
population in July 2005: 12,931 (+49.5% change)
Males: 4,249 (49.1%), Females: 4,400 (50.9%)
Polk County
Zip code:
50131
Median resident age: 36.3 years
Median household income: $76,094 (year 2000)
Median house value: $188,300 (year 2000)
Races in Johnston:
- White Non-Hispanic (95.3%)
- Hispanic (1.5%)
- Chinese (1.1%)
- Two or more races (0.6%)
- Black (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (39.1%), Irish (16.2%),
English (13.2%), Norwegian (6.4%), Italian (5.2%), French
(4.9%).
Elevation: 830 feet
Land area: 14.3 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Johnston
- High school or higher: 94.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 49.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 15.3%
- Unemployed: 2.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 18.3 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Johnston city
- Never married: 20.1%
- Now married: 66.3%
- Separated: 1.1%
- Widowed: 5.3%
- Divorced: 7.1%
3.7% Foreign born (1.7% Asia, 1.1% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: +3,694 (+74.6%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Johnston:
- BROADLAWNS MEDICAL CENTER (about 7 miles; DES
MOINES, IA)
- MERCY MEDICAL CENTER/MERCY CAPITOL (about 7 miles;
DES MOINES, IA)
- IOWA METHODIST MEDICAL CENTER (about 9 miles; DES
MOINES, IA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Johnston:
- DES MOINES INTL (about 11 miles; DES MOINES, IA; ID:
DSM)
- FORT DODGE REGIONAL (about 69 miles; FORT DODGE, IA;
ID: FOD)
- OTTUMWA INDUSTRIAL (about 97 miles; OTTUMWA, IA; ID:
OTM)
Other public-use airports nearest to Johnston:
- MORNINGSTAR FIELD (about 6 miles; DES MOINES, IA;
ID: Y76)
- ANKENY REGIONAL (about 11 miles; ANKENY, IA; ID:
IKV)
- AMES MUNI (about 23 miles; AMES, IA; ID: AMW)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Johnston:
- DRAKE UNIVERSITY (about 6 miles; DES MOINES, IA;
Full-time enrollment: 4,227)
- DES MOINES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 8 miles; ANKENY,
IA; FT enrollment: 6,959)
- IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 31 miles; AMES, IA; FT
enrollment: 24,473)
- IOWA CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 66 miles; FT
DODGE, IA; FT enrollment: 2,807)
- GRACELAND UNIVERSITY-LAMONI (about 74 miles; LAMONI,
IA; FT enrollment: 2,026)
- INDIAN HILLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 100 miles;
OTTUMWA, IA; FT enrollment: 2,744)
- NORTH IOWA AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 108 miles;
MASON CITY, IA; FT enrollment: 2,161)
Public high school in Johnston:
- JOHNSTON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,275;
Location: 6501 NW 62ND AVE.; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Johnston:
- JOHNSTON MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 1,129;
Location: 6207 NW 62ND AVE; Grades: 06 - 08)
- BEAVER CREEK ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 705;
Location: 8701 LYNDHURST; Grades: KG - 05)
- HORIZON ELEMENTARY (Students: 568; Location:
5905 N W 100TH STREET; Grades: PK - 05)
- HENRY A WALLACE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
550; Location: 6510 NW 62ND AVE; Grades: PK - 05)
- LAWSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 463;
Location: 5450 NW 62ND AVE; Grades: KG - 05)
- YOUTH HOMES OF MID AMERICA (Students: 34;
Location: 7085 NW BEAVER DR; Grades: 06 - 12)
- SUMMIT MIDDLE SCHOOL (Location: 9500 WINDSOR
PARKWAY; Grades: N - N )
Library in Johnston:
- JOHNSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$402,338; Location: 6700 MERLE HAY RD, PO BOX 327.;
37,461 books; 3,336 audio materials; 1,323 video
materials; 160 serial subscriptions)
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