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Population (year 2000): 10,938. Estimated
population in July 2005: 11,026 (+0.8% change)
Males: 5,326 (48.7%), Females: 5,612 (51.3%)
Mahaska County
Zip code:
52577
Median resident age: 36.4 years
Median household income: $34,490 (year 2000)
Median house value: $65,700 (year 2000)
Races in Oskaloosa:
- White Non-Hispanic (95.2%)
- Hispanic (1.3%)
- Black (1.2%)
- Two or more races (1.0%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
- Other Asian (0.5%)
Ancestries: German (19.3%), Dutch (14.4%), Irish
(11.2%), English (10.1%), United States (8.6%), Swedish (2.7%).
Elevation: 846 feet
Land area: 6.9 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Oskaloosa
- High school or higher: 81.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.7%
- Unemployed: 6.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 17.2 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Oskaloosa city
- Never married: 24.5%
- Now married: 53.8%
- Separated: 1.4%
- Widowed: 8.8%
- Divorced: 11.5%
2.1% Foreign born (0.9% Asia, 0.5% Europe, 0.4%
Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +198 (+1.8%).
Hospital/medical center in Oskaloosa:
- MAHASKA COUNTY HOSPITAL (1229 C AVENUE EAST)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Oskaloosa:
- PELLA REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER (about 21 miles; PELLA,
IA)
- MONROE COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; ALBIA, IA)
- OTTUMWA REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER (about 25 miles;
OTTUMWA, IA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Oskaloosa:
- OTTUMWA INDUSTRIAL (about 20 miles; OTTUMWA, IA; ID:
OTM)
- DES MOINES INTL (about 72 miles; DES MOINES, IA; ID:
DSM)
- THE EASTERN IOWA (about 77 miles; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA;
ID: CID)
Other public-use airports nearest to Oskaloosa:
- OSKALOOSA MUNI (about 13 miles; OSKALOOSA, IA; ID:
OOA)
- SIG FIELD (about 19 miles; MONTEZUMA, IA; ID: 7C5)
- PELLA MUNI (about 22 miles; PELLA, IA; ID: PEA)
College/University in Oskaloosa:
- WILLIAM PENN UNIVERSITY (Full-time
enrollment: 1,341; Location: 201 TRUEBLOOD AVE; Private,
not-for-profit; Website: www.wmpenn.edu)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Oskaloosa:
- INDIAN HILLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 25 miles;
OTTUMWA, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,744)
- DES MOINES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 73 miles;
ANKENY, IA; FT enrollment: 6,959)
- DRAKE UNIVERSITY (about 75 miles; DES MOINES, IA; FT
enrollment: 4,227)
- IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 77 miles; AMES, IA; FT
enrollment: 24,473)
- TRUMAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 77 miles; KIRKSVILLE,
MO; FT enrollment: 5,922)
- UNIVERSITY OF IOWA (about 81 miles; IOWA CITY, IA;
FT enrollment: 24,766)
- HAWKEYE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 84 miles; WATERLOO,
IA; FT enrollment: 3,292)
Public high school in Oskaloosa:
- OSKALOOSA HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 592;
Location: 1816 N 3RD EXTENSION; Grades: 10 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Oskaloosa:
- OSKALOOSA JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 602;
Location: 1704 N 3RD ST; Grades: 07 - 09)
- WEBSTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 346;
Location: 508 S 7TH ST; Grades: KG - 06)
- GRANT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 327;
Location: 715 B AVE EAST; Grades: KG - 06)
- JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 232;
Location: 601 S B ST; Grades: KG - 05)
- LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 164;
Location: 911 B AVE WEST; Grades: KG - 06)
- WHITTIER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 148;
Location: 604 N B ST; Grades: KG - 06)
Private primary/middle school in Oskaloosa:
- OSKALOOSA CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 185;
Location: 726 NORTH E STREET; Grades: PK - 8)
Library in Oskaloosa:
- OSKALOOSA PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$478,321; Location: 301 S MARKET; 54,316 books; 3,219
audio materials; 2,320 video materials; 198 serial
subscriptions)
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