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Population (year 2000): 302. Estimated
population in July 2005: 298 (-1.3% change)
Males: 151 (50.0%), Females: 151 (50.0%)
Buena Vista County
Zip code:
50565
Median resident age: 43.8 years
Median household income: $20,982 (year 2000)
Median house value: $16,200 (year 2000)
Races in Marathon:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.0%)
- Hispanic (2.6%)
- Other race (1.7%)
Ancestries: German (24.5%), English (10.6%),
Irish (7.6%), Swedish (7.6%), Norwegian (6.6%), Dutch (5.3%).
Elevation: 1390 feet
Land area: 0.7 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Marathon
- High school or higher: 82.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.7%
- Unemployed: 5.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 27.5 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Marathon city
- Never married: 16.6%
- Now married: 62.3%
- Separated: 0.0%
- Widowed: 9.4%
- Divorced: 11.7%
1.7% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -18 (-5.6%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Marathon:
- BUENA VISTA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 21 miles;
STORM LAKE, IA)
- POCAHONTAS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 23 miles;
POCAHONTAS, IA)
- SPENCER MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; SPENCER,
IA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Marathon:
- FORT DODGE REGIONAL (about 60 miles; FORT DODGE, IA;
ID: FOD)
- SIOUX GATEWAY/COL. BUD DAY FIELD (about 102 miles;
SIOUX CITY, IA; ID: SUX)
- MASON CITY MUNI (about 117 miles; MASON CITY, IA;
ID: MCW)
Other public-use airports nearest to Marathon:
- SPENCER MUNI (about 25 miles; SPENCER, IA; ID: SPW)
- EMMETSBURG MUNI (about 26 miles; EMMETSBURG, IA; ID:
EGQ)
- POCAHONTAS MUNI (about 26 miles; POCAHONTAS, IA; ID:
POH)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Marathon:
- BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY (about 21 miles; STORM LAKE,
IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,524)
- IOWA CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 61 miles; FT
DODGE, IA; FT enrollment: 2,807)
- WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 99 miles;
SIOUX CITY, IA; FT enrollment: 2,639)
- SOUTH CENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE-MANKATO (about 112
miles; NORTH MANKATO, MN; FT enrollment: 2,186)
- MINNESOTA STATE UNVERSITY-MANKATO (about 113 miles;
MANKATO, MN; FT enrollment: 11,210)
- IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 120 miles; AMES, IA; FT
enrollment: 24,473)
- SOUTHWEST STATE UNIVERSITY (about 122 miles;
MARSHALL, MN; FT enrollment: 3,405)
Library in Marathon:
- MARATHON PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$16,173; Location: 103 W. ATTICA ST., BOX 200; 8,999
books; 18 audio materials; 352 video materials; 37
serial subscriptions)
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