2012 · Untitled photo · Wikimedia Commons
Cushing’s story
Cushing in pictures
3 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.
CushingIA
A town of 243.
Population
243
residents
Median home value
$66K
Census ACS
Household income
$67K
median
Median age
31.6
years
Jobs based here
75
Balanced
Small town
243 people, and everyone knows the way
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Cushing. Another town gets a different order.
Natural hazards
Very high risk, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 82% of U.S. communities.
82risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingTornadoesHail
3
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Climate
Four seasons, pleasant summers
Cushing has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 84°, a January night drops to 10°, and about 35 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
35″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter13–30°
Spring37–59°
Summer61–82°
Fall39–61°
Oct 12
typical first frost
Apr 27
typical last frost
+0.9°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Work & commute
Most working residents commute out of Cushing
Most working residents leave Cushing for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Sioux City (20%), Mapleton (11%) and Correctionville (9%). Half commute less than 33 miles.
0%work in town
Where working residents work
In Cushing0%
Sioux City20%
Mapleton11%
Correctionville9%
Le Mars7%
33 mi
median commute distance
75
jobs based in Cushing
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Health
How healthy Cushing is
Cushing beats the Iowa average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1.
32 measures vs. Iowa
0 better31 too close to call1 worse
| What stands out | Cushing | IA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults seeing a dentist | 61.4% | 66.8% |
Horn Memorial Hospital
14.1 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
About Cushing
City in Iowa, USA
Cushing is a city in Woodbury County, Iowa, United States. It is part of the Sioux City, IA–NE–SD Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 230 at the time of the 2020 census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Population
- 230
- Area
- 0.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,296 ft
- ZIP code
- 51018