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Population (year 2000): 6,112. Estimated
population in July 2005: 6,054 (-0.9% change)
Males: 2,858 (46.8%), Females: 3,254 (53.2%)
Jackson County
Zip code:
52060
Median resident age: 39.7 years
Median household income: $28,984 (year 2000)
Median house value: $68,800 (year 2000)
Races in Maquoketa:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.5%)
- Hispanic (1.0%)
- Two or more races (0.7%)
- American Indian (0.5%)
Ancestries: German (37.5%), English (12.1%),
Irish (12.1%), United States (7.2%), Norwegian (2.4%), French
(2.2%).
Elevation: 704 feet
Land area: 3.4 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Maquoketa
- High school or higher: 80.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.2%
- Unemployed: 4.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 17.3 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Maquoketa city
- Never married: 25.1%
- Now married: 50.0%
- Separated: 1.0%
- Widowed: 11.8%
- Divorced: 12.1%
0.6% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -111 (-1.8%).
Hospital/medical center in Maquoketa:
- JACKSON COUNTY PUBLIC HOSPITAL (700 WEST
GROVE STREET)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Maquoketa:
- DEWITT COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; DEWITT,
IA)
- GALENA-STAUSS HOSPITAL (about 30 miles; GALENA, IL)
- FINLEY HOSPITAL (about 31 miles; DUBUQUE, IA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Maquoketa:
- DUBUQUE REGIONAL (about 24 miles; DUBUQUE, IA; ID:
DBQ)
- CLINTON MUNI (about 30 miles; CLINTON, IA; ID: CWI)
- QUAD CITY INTL (about 46 miles; MOLINE, IL; ID: MLI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Maquoketa:
- MAQUOKETA MUNI (about 5 miles; MAQUOKETA, IA; ID:
OQW)
- DAVENPORT MUNI (about 33 miles; DAVENPORT, IA; ID:
DVN)
- MONTICELLO REGIONAL (about 36 miles; MONTICELLO, IA;
ID: MXO)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Maquoketa:
- SAINT AMBROSE UNIVERSITY (about 38 miles; DAVENPORT,
IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,310)
- EASTERN IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT (about 38
miles; DAVENPORT, IA; FT enrollment: 4,180)
- AUGUSTANA COLLEGE (about 41 miles; ROCK ISLAND, IL;
FT enrollment: 2,220)
- BLACK HAWK COLLEGE (about 42 miles; MOLINE, IL; FT
enrollment: 3,891)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-PLATTEVILLE (about 49 miles;
PLATTEVILLE, WI; FT enrollment: 5,045)
- UNIVERSITY OF IOWA (about 67 miles; IOWA CITY, IA;
FT enrollment: 24,766)
- KIRKWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 79 miles; CEDAR
RAPIDS, IA; FT enrollment: 7,991)
Public high school in Maquoketa:
- MAQUOKETA COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL (Students:
647; Location: 600 WASHINGTON; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Maquoketa:
- MAQUOKETA MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 405;
Location: 200 EAST LOCUST STREET; Grades: 06 - 08)
- CARDINAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 316;
Location: 1003 PERSHING ROAD; Grades: PK - 02)
- BRIGGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 291;
Location: 400 W QUARRY ST; Grades: 03 - 05)
Private primary/middle school in Maquoketa:
- SACRED HEART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
155; Location: 806 EDDY STREET; Grades: PK - 6)
Library in Maquoketa:
- MAQUOKETA PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$163,746; Location: 126 S SECOND ST.; 34,215 books;
1,033 audio materials; 694 video materials; 91 serial
subscriptions)
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