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Population (year 2000): 3,091. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,921 (-5.5% change)
Males: 1,448 (46.8%), Females: 1,643 (53.2%)
Monona County
Zip code:
51040
Median resident age: 42.3 years
Median household income: $34,796 (year 2000)
Median house value: $61,200 (year 2000)
Races in Onawa:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.1%)
- American Indian (1.5%)
- Hispanic (1.1%)
- Two or more races (0.7%)
Ancestries: German (29.3%), Irish (24.9%),
English (14.6%), Norwegian (8.2%), United States (7.3%), Danish
(7.1%).
Elevation: 1052 feet
Land area: 4.9 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Onawa
- High school or higher: 81.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.5%
- Unemployed: 2.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 19.7 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Onawa city
- Never married: 17.8%
- Now married: 52.3%
- Separated: 0.7%
- Widowed: 17.0%
- Divorced: 12.3%
0.6% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +151 (+5.1%).
Hospital/medical center in Onawa:
- BURGESS HEALTH CENTER (1600 DIAMOND AVENUE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Onawa:
- PHS INDIAN HOSPITAL (about 31 miles; WINNEBAGO, NE)
- OAKLAND MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 31 miles; OAKLAND,
NE)
- MEMORIAL COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 34 miles; BLAIR,
NE)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Onawa:
- SIOUX GATEWAY/COL. BUD DAY FIELD (about 33 miles;
SIOUX CITY, IA; ID: SUX)
- EPPLEY AIRFIELD (about 53 miles; OMAHA, NE; ID: OMA)
- KARL STEFAN MEMORIAL (about 93 miles; NORFOLK, NE;
ID: OFK)
Other public-use airports nearest to Onawa:
- ONAWA MUNI (about 2 miles; ONAWA, IA; ID: K36)
- TEKAMAH MUNI (about 20 miles; TEKAMAH, NE; ID: TQE)
- JAMES G. WHITING MEML FIELD (about 24 miles;
MAPLETON, IA; ID: MEY)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Onawa:
- WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 28 miles;
SIOUX CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,639)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA (about 51 miles;
OMAHA, NE; FT enrollment: 10,150)
- CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY (about 51 miles; OMAHA, NE; FT
enrollment: 5,806)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER (about 51
miles; OMAHA, NE; FT enrollment: 2,448)
- METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 52 miles;
OMAHA, NE; FT enrollment: 6,175)
- IOWA WESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 57 miles;
COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA; FT enrollment: 2,840)
- BELLEVUE UNIVERSITY (about 62 miles; BELLEVUE, NE;
FT enrollment: 2,723)
Public high school in Onawa:
- WEST MONONA HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 208;
Location: 1314 15TH ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Onawa:
- LARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 231;
Location: 611 4TH; Grades: PK - 03)
- WEST MONONA MIDDLE SCH (Students: 176;
Location: 1314 15QH ST; Grades: 06 - 08)
- CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 106;
Location: 1100 10TH; Grades: 04 - 05)
Library in Onawa:
- ONAWA PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$90,139; Location: 707 IOWA AVE; 22,406 books; 213 audio
materials; 296 video materials; 76 serial subscriptions)
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