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Population (year 2000): 1,594. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,586 (-0.5% change)
Males: 739 (46.4%), Females: 855 (53.6%)
Tama County
Zip code:
50675
Median resident age: 45.0 years
Median household income: $35,329 (year 2000)
Median house value: $68,400 (year 2000)
Races in Traer:
- White Non-Hispanic (99.2%)
Ancestries: German (37.2%), Czech (10.2%), Irish
(9.3%), English (8.3%), United States (5.1%), Norwegian (3.3%).
Elevation: 913 feet
Land area: 1.1 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Traer
- High school or higher: 87.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.2%
- Unemployed: 3.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 21.0 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Traer city
- Never married: 18.5%
- Now married: 61.0%
- Separated: 0.2%
- Widowed: 13.0%
- Divorced: 7.4%
0.2% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +37 (+2.4%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Traer:
- COVENANT MEDICAL CENTER (about 22 miles; WATERLOO,
IA)
- SARTORI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; CEDAR
FALLS, IA)
- ALLEN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; WATERLOO,
IA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Traer:
- WATERLOO MUNI (about 26 miles; WATERLOO, IA; ID:
ALO)
- THE EASTERN IOWA (about 57 miles; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA;
ID: CID)
- OTTUMWA INDUSTRIAL (about 76 miles; OTTUMWA, IA; ID:
OTM)
Other public-use airports nearest to Traer:
- TRAER MUNI (about 2 miles; TRAER, IA; ID: 8C6)
- TOLEDO MUNI (about 16 miles; TOLEDO, IA; ID: 8C5)
- BELLE PLAINE MUNI (about 26 miles; BELLE PLAINE, IA;
ID: TZT)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Traer:
- HAWKEYE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 21 miles; WATERLOO,
IA; Full-time enrollment: 3,292)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA (about 22 miles; CEDAR
FALLS, IA; FT enrollment: 12,524)
- KIRKWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 48 miles; CEDAR
RAPIDS, IA; FT enrollment: 7,991)
- UPPER IOWA UNIVERSITY (about 64 miles; FAYETTE, IA;
FT enrollment: 3,173)
- IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 71 miles; AMES, IA; FT
enrollment: 24,473)
- UNIVERSITY OF IOWA (about 74 miles; IOWA CITY, IA;
FT enrollment: 24,766)
- NORTHEAST IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE-CALMAR (about 80
miles; CALMAR, IA; FT enrollment: 2,393)
Public high school in Traer:
- NORTH TAMA HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 244;
Location: 605 WALNUT; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Traer:
- TRAER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 284;
Location: 605 WALNUT; Grades: KG - 06)
Library in Traer:
- TRAER PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$38,701; Location: 531 SECOND ST; 14,267 books; 249
audio materials; 717 video materials; 98 serial
subscriptions)
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