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Population (year 2000): 2,273. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,322 (+2.2% change)
Males: 1,140 (50.2%), Females: 1,133 (49.8%)
Allamakee County
Zip code:
52162
Median resident age: 34.8 years
Median household income: $32,667 (year 2000)
Median house value: $64,300 (year 2000)
Races in Postville:
- White Non-Hispanic (76.9%)
- Hispanic (20.6%)
- Other race (17.0%)
- Two or more races (2.1%)
- American Indian (1.0%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (32.2%), Norwegian (11.2%),
English (6.6%), Ukrainian (6.1%), Russian (5.7%), Irish (4.5%).
Elevation: 1191 feet
Land area: 2.1 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Postville
- High school or higher: 72.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.5%
- Unemployed: 3.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 12.4 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Postville city
- Never married: 18.4%
- Now married: 65.9%
- Separated: 0.4%
- Widowed: 8.4%
- Divorced: 6.8%
33.1% Foreign born (18.0% Latin America, 10.2%
Europe, 4.6% Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: +804 (+54.7%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Postville:
- VETERANS MEMORIAL (about 14 miles; WAUKON, IA)
- PALMER LUTHERAN HEALTH CENTER (about 19 miles; WEST
UNION, IA)
- CENTRAL COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; ELKADER,
IA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Postville:
- LA CROSSE MUNI (about 59 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; ID:
LSE)
- WATERLOO MUNI (about 69 miles; WATERLOO, IA; ID:
ALO)
- DUBUQUE REGIONAL (about 77 miles; DUBUQUE, IA; ID:
DBQ)
Other public-use airports nearest to Postville:
- DALE DELIGHT (about 3 miles; POSTVILLE, IA; ID: Y16)
- WAUKON MUNI (about 15 miles; WAUKON, IA; ID: Y01)
- GEORGE L SCOTT MUNI (about 17 miles; WEST UNION, IA;
ID: 3Y2)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Postville:
- LUTHER COLLEGE (about 23 miles; DECORAH, IA;
Full-time enrollment: 2,566)
- UPPER IOWA UNIVERSITY (about 24 miles; FAYETTE, IA;
FT enrollment: 3,173)
- NORTHEAST IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE-CALMAR (about 24
miles; CALMAR, IA; FT enrollment: 2,393)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-LA CROSSE (about 55 miles;
LA CROSSE, WI; FT enrollment: 8,669)
- KIRKWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 57 miles; CEDAR
RAPIDS, IA; FT enrollment: 7,991)
- WESTERN WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 63 miles;
LA CROSSE, WI; FT enrollment: 2,973)
- WINONA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 66 miles; WINONA, MN;
FT enrollment: 6,568)
Public high school in Postville:
- JOHN R MOTT HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 193;
Location: 314 W POST; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Postville:
- CORA B DARLING ELEM AND MIDDLE SCHOOL
(Students: 377; Location: 312 W POST; Grades: KG - 08)
Library in Postville:
- POSTVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$74,970; Location: 235 W TILDEN; 10,906 books; 87 audio
materials; 862 video materials; 84 serial subscriptions)
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