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Population (year 2000): 2,560. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,451 (-4.3% change)
Males: 1,198 (46.8%), Females: 1,362 (53.2%)
Wright County
Zip code:
50421
Median resident age: 42.9 years
Median household income: $32,841 (year 2000)
Median house value: $62,800 (year 2000)
Races in Belmond:
- White Non-Hispanic (93.2%)
- Hispanic (5.6%)
- Other race (3.9%)
- Two or more races (0.7%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (39.2%), Norwegian (21.0%),
English (8.7%), Irish (7.9%), United States (6.3%), Dutch
(3.9%).
Elevation: 1170 feet
Land area: 2.9 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Belmond
- High school or higher: 82.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.7%
- Unemployed: 4.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 17.6 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Belmond city
- Never married: 20.3%
- Now married: 56.6%
- Separated: 0.5%
- Widowed: 13.7%
- Divorced: 8.8%
5.3% Foreign born (4.2% Latin America, 0.9%
Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: +52 (+2.1%).
Hospital/medical center in Belmond:
- BELMOND MEDICAL CENTER (403 SECOND STREET SE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Belmond:
- WRIGHT MEDICAL CENTER (about 12 miles; CLARION, IA)
- HANCOCK COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 23 miles;
BRITT, IA)
- FRANKLIN GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 29 miles; HAMPTON,
IA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Belmond:
- MASON CITY MUNI (about 30 miles; MASON CITY, IA; ID:
MCW)
- FORT DODGE REGIONAL (about 45 miles; FORT DODGE, IA;
ID: FOD)
- WATERLOO MUNI (about 87 miles; WATERLOO, IA; ID:
ALO)
Other public-use airports nearest to Belmond:
- BELMOND MUNI (about 3 miles; BELMOND, IA; ID: Y48)
- CLARION MUNI (about 13 miles; CLARION, IA; ID: CAV)
- EAGLE GROVE MUNI (about 23 miles; EAGLE GROVE, IA;
ID: EAG)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Belmond:
- NORTH IOWA AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 36 miles;
MASON CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,161)
- IOWA CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 47 miles; FT
DODGE, IA; FT enrollment: 2,807)
- IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 57 miles; AMES, IA; FT
enrollment: 24,473)
- DES MOINES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 78 miles;
ANKENY, IA; FT enrollment: 6,959)
- DRAKE UNIVERSITY (about 86 miles; DES MOINES, IA; FT
enrollment: 4,227)
- HAWKEYE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 91 miles; WATERLOO,
IA; FT enrollment: 3,292)
- MINNESOTA STATE UNVERSITY-MANKATO (about 94 miles;
MANKATO, MN; FT enrollment: 11,210)
Public high school in Belmond:
- BELMOND-KLEMME COMMUNITY JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL
(Students: 400; Location: 411 10TH AVE NE; Grades: 07 -
12)
Public primary/middle schools in Belmond:
- PARKER ELEMENTARY (Students: 247; Location:
611 4TH ST NE; Grades: 02 - 06)
- RAMSAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 172;
Location: 503 4TH ST NE; Grades: PK - 01)
Library in Belmond:
- BELMOND PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$96,324; Location: 440 EAST MAIN; 17,347 books; 481
audio materials; 542 video materials; 90 serial
subscriptions)
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