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Population (year 2000): 944. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,157 (+22.6% change)
Males: 470 (49.8%), Females: 474 (50.2%)
Grundy County
Zip code:
50624
Median resident age: 38.4 years
Median household income: $43,750 (year 2000)
Median house value: $95,200 (year 2000)
Races in Dike:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.4%)
- Two or more races (0.8%)
- American Indian (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (53.8%), Irish (12.4%),
English (11.8%), Danish (10.7%), Swedish (5.0%), Norwegian
(4.6%).
Elevation: 940 feet
Land area: 1.3 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Dike
- High school or higher: 85.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 7.1%
- Unemployed: 2.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 19.3 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Dike city
- Never married: 17.2%
- Now married: 68.1%
- Separated: 0.4%
- Widowed: 7.6%
- Divorced: 6.6%
1.2% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +76 (+8.8%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Dike:
- SARTORI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; CEDAR
FALLS, IA)
- GRUNDY COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 13 miles;
GRUNDY CENTER, IA)
- COVENANT MEDICAL CENTER (about 21 miles; WATERLOO,
IA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Dike:
- WATERLOO MUNI (about 17 miles; WATERLOO, IA; ID:
ALO)
- MASON CITY MUNI (about 67 miles; MASON CITY, IA; ID:
MCW)
- THE EASTERN IOWA (about 76 miles; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA;
ID: CID)
Other public-use airports nearest to Dike:
- GRUNDY CENTER MUNI (about 17 miles; GRUNDY CENTER,
IA; ID: 6K7)
- WAVERLY MUNI (about 21 miles; WAVERLY, IA; ID: C25)
- TRAER MUNI (about 23 miles; TRAER, IA; ID: 8C6)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Dike:
- HAWKEYE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 19 miles; WATERLOO,
IA; Full-time enrollment: 3,292)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA (about 23 miles; CEDAR
FALLS, IA; FT enrollment: 12,524)
- KIRKWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 61 miles; CEDAR
RAPIDS, IA; FT enrollment: 7,991)
- NORTH IOWA AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 62 miles;
MASON CITY, IA; FT enrollment: 2,161)
- UPPER IOWA UNIVERSITY (about 63 miles; FAYETTE, IA;
FT enrollment: 3,173)
- IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 65 miles; AMES, IA; FT
enrollment: 24,473)
- NORTHEAST IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE-CALMAR (about 72
miles; CALMAR, IA; FT enrollment: 2,393)
Public high school in Dike:
- DIKE-NEW HARTFORD HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 246;
Location: 330 MAIN ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Dike:
- DIKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 234;
Location: 330 MAIN ST; Grades: PK - 06)
Library in Dike:
- DIKE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$55,173; Location: 133 E. ELDER ST.; 13,758 books; 301
audio materials; 827 video materials; 85 serial
subscriptions)
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