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Population (year 2000): 299. Estimated
population in July 2005: 252 (-15.7% change)
Males: 144 (48.2%), Females: 155 (51.8%)
Fayette County
Zip code:
52171
Median resident age: 42.1 years
Median household income: $22,500 (year 2000)
Median house value: $35,500 (year 2000)
Races in Waucoma:
- White Non-Hispanic (99.3%)
- Hispanic (0.7%)
- Other race (0.7%)
Ancestries: German (40.5%), United States
(17.4%), Czech (17.1%), Irish (17.1%), Dutch (4.0%), English
(4.0%).
Elevation: 1040 feet
Land area: 0.4 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Waucoma
- High school or higher: 66.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 0.9%
- Unemployed: 4.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 25.0 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Waucoma city
- Never married: 19.7%
- Now married: 57.1%
- Separated: 1.2%
- Widowed: 12.6%
- Divorced: 9.4%
1.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -88 (-22.7%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Waucoma:
- COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; SUMNER,
IA)
- PALMER LUTHERAN HEALTH CENTER (about 16 miles; WEST
UNION, IA)
- MERCY MEDICAL CENTER (about 21 miles; NEW HAMPTON,
IA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Waucoma:
- WATERLOO MUNI (about 44 miles; WATERLOO, IA; ID: ALO)
- ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL (about 66 miles; ROCHESTER,
MN; ID: RST)
- LA CROSSE MUNI (about 78 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; ID:
LSE)
Other public-use airports nearest to Waucoma:
- GEORGE L SCOTT MUNI (about 18 miles; WEST UNION, IA;
ID: 3Y2)
- NEW HAMPTON MUNI (about 21 miles; NEW HAMPTON, IA;
ID: 1Y5)
- ELLEN CHURCH FIELD (about 21 miles; CRESCO, IA; ID:
CJJ)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Waucoma:
- NORTHEAST IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE-CALMAR (about 14
miles; CALMAR, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,393)
- UPPER IOWA UNIVERSITY (about 23 miles; FAYETTE, IA;
FT enrollment: 3,173)
- LUTHER COLLEGE (about 27 miles; DECORAH, IA; FT
enrollment: 2,566)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA (about 45 miles; CEDAR
FALLS, IA; FT enrollment: 12,524)
- HAWKEYE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 47 miles; WATERLOO,
IA; FT enrollment: 3,292)
- KIRKWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 56 miles; CEDAR
RAPIDS, IA; FT enrollment: 7,991)
- ROCHESTER COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 70
miles; ROCHESTER, MN; FT enrollment: 3,368)
Library in Waucoma:
- WAUCOMA PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$14,655; Location: 103 FIRST AVENUE SW; 8,747 books; 262
audio materials; 463 video materials; 36 serial
subscriptions)
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