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Population (year 2000): 2,350. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,218 (-5.6% change)
Males: 1,099 (46.8%), Females: 1,251 (53.2%)
Ida
County
Zip code:
51445
Median resident age: 42.7 years
Median household income: $35,341 (year 2000)
Median house value: $62,600 (year 2000)
Races in Ida Grove:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.5%)
- Hispanic (0.6%)
- Two or more races (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (53.8%), Irish (10.3%),
English (9.4%), United States (7.2%), Swedish (5.4%), Danish
(4.7%).
Elevation: 1236 feet
Land area: 2.1 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Ida Grove
- High school or higher: 84.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.2%
- Unemployed: 4.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 13.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Ida Grove city
- Never married: 20.0%
- Now married: 58.9%
- Separated: 0.0%
- Widowed: 13.3%
- Divorced: 7.8%
0.2% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -21 (-0.9%).
Hospital/medical center in Ida Grove:
- HORN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (701 EAST 2ND STREET)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Ida Grove:
- CRAWFORD COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 24 miles;
DENISON, IA)
- MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTE (about 29 miles; CHEROKEE,
IA)
- SIOUX VALLEY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 29 miles;
CHEROKEE, IA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Ida
Grove:
- SIOUX GATEWAY/COL. BUD DAY FIELD (about 64 miles;
SIOUX CITY, IA; ID: SUX)
- EPPLEY AIRFIELD (about 78 miles; OMAHA, NE; ID: OMA)
- FORT DODGE REGIONAL (about 91 miles; FORT DODGE, IA;
ID: FOD)
Other public-use airports nearest to Ida Grove:
- IDA GROVE MUNI (about 4 miles; IDA GROVE, IA; ID:
IDG)
- STORM LAKE MUNI (about 24 miles; STORM LAKE, IA; ID:
SLB)
- JAMES G. WHITING MEML FIELD (about 25 miles;
MAPLETON, IA; ID: MEY)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Ida Grove:
- BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY (about 29 miles; STORM LAKE,
IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,524)
- WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 59 miles;
SIOUX CITY, IA; FT enrollment: 2,639)
- IOWA WESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 78 miles;
COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA; FT enrollment: 2,840)
- METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 80 miles;
OMAHA, NE; FT enrollment: 6,175)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA (about 88 miles;
OMAHA, NE; FT enrollment: 10,150)
- CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY (about 88 miles; OMAHA, NE; FT
enrollment: 5,806)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER (about 88
miles; OMAHA, NE; FT enrollment: 2,448)
Public high schools in Ida Grove:
- BATTLE CREEK-IDA GROVE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
(Students: 275; Location: 900 JOHN MONTGOMERY DR;
Grades: 09 - 12)
- SAC-IDA ALTERNATIVE HIGH SCHOOL (Students:
11; Location: 301 MOOREHEAD; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Ida Grove:
- IDA GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 241;
Location: 403 BARNES ST; Grades: KG - 04)
- BATTLE CREEK-IDA GROVE EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER
(Students: 16; Location: 301 MOOREHEAD; Grades: PK - KG)
Library in Ida Grove:
- IDA GROVE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$63,283; Location: 100 E. 2ND STREET; 16,327 books; 515
audio materials; 275 video materials; 86 serial
subscriptions)
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