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Population (year 2000): 2,731. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,603 (-4.7% change)
Males: 1,303 (47.7%), Females: 1,428 (52.3%)
Tama County
Zip code:
52339
Median resident age: 37.3 years
Median household income: $35,531 (year 2000)
Median house value: $58,400 (year 2000)
Races in Tama:
- White Non-Hispanic (84.0%)
- Hispanic (9.6%)
- American Indian (6.0%)
- Other race (5.2%)
- Two or more races (2.1%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (23.9%), Irish (13.7%), Czech
(11.1%), English (9.7%), United States (7.9%), Norwegian (5.5%).
Elevation: 831 feet
Land area: 3.0 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Tama
- High school or higher: 84.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.6%
- Unemployed: 6.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 18.9 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Tama city
- Never married: 17.1%
- Now married: 63.6%
- Separated: 2.0%
- Widowed: 9.4%
- Divorced: 8.0%
6.2% Foreign born (4.9% Latin America, 0.9%
Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: +15 (+0.6%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Tama:
- GRINNELL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 19 miles;
GRINNELL, IA)
- MARSHALLTOWN MEDICAL & SURGICAL CENTER (about 24
miles; MARSHALLTOWN, IA)
- GRUNDY COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 31 miles;
GRUNDY CENTER, IA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Tama:
- WATERLOO MUNI (about 42 miles; WATERLOO, IA; ID: ALO)
- OTTUMWA INDUSTRIAL (about 61 miles; OTTUMWA, IA; ID:
OTM)
- THE EASTERN IOWA (about 61 miles; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA;
ID: CID)
Other public-use airports nearest to Tama:
- TOLEDO MUNI (about 4 miles; TOLEDO, IA; ID: 8C5)
- TRAER MUNI (about 18 miles; TRAER, IA; ID: 8C6)
- BELLE PLAINE MUNI (about 22 miles; BELLE PLAINE, IA;
ID: TZT)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Tama:
- HAWKEYE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 38 miles; WATERLOO,
IA; Full-time enrollment: 3,292)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA (about 40 miles; CEDAR
FALLS, IA; FT enrollment: 12,524)
- KIRKWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 60 miles; CEDAR
RAPIDS, IA; FT enrollment: 7,991)
- IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 62 miles; AMES, IA; FT
enrollment: 24,473)
- INDIAN HILLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 66 miles;
OTTUMWA, IA; FT enrollment: 2,744)
- DES MOINES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 74 miles;
ANKENY, IA; FT enrollment: 6,959)
- UNIVERSITY OF IOWA (about 75 miles; IOWA CITY, IA;
FT enrollment: 24,766)
Public high school in Tama:
- SOUTH TAMA COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 498;
Location: 1715 HARDING ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Tama:
- TAMA PRIMARY SCHOOL (Students: 438; Location:
806 STATE ST; Grades: PK - 02)
- TAMA INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL (Students: 351;
Location: 215 W 9TH ST; Grades: 03 - 05)
- SAC & FOX SETTLEMENT SCHOOL (Students: 83;
Location: 1657 320TH STREET; Grades: KG - 09)
Library in Tama:
- TAMA PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$87,424; Location: 901 MCCLELLAN, BOX 308; 24,020 books;
78 audio materials; 865 video materials; 90 serial
subscriptions)
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