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Population (year 2000): 1,298. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,269 (-2.2% change)
Males: 639 (49.2%), Females: 659 (50.8%)
Marion County
Zip code:
50062
Median resident age: 38.3 years
Median household income: $36,207 (year 2000)
Median house value: $51,800 (year 2000)
Races in Melcher-Dallas:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.6%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
- Two or more races (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (22.7%), English (11.8%),
Dutch (8.2%), Irish (8.2%), United States (8.0%), French (3.9%).
Elevation: 945 feet
Land area: 1.0 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Melcher-Dallas
- High school or higher: 75.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.7%
- Unemployed: 4.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 41.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Melcher-Dallas city
- Never married: 20.8%
- Now married: 57.5%
- Separated: 1.2%
- Widowed: 9.5%
- Divorced: 11.0%
0.5% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -22 (-1.7%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Melcher-Dallas:
- KNOXVILLE AREA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 12 miles;
KNOXVILLE, IA)
- LUCAS COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; CHARITON, IA)
- PELLA REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER (about 27 miles; PELLA,
IA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Melcher-Dallas:
- DES MOINES INTL (about 36 miles; DES MOINES, IA; ID:
DSM)
- OTTUMWA INDUSTRIAL (about 57 miles; OTTUMWA, IA; ID:
OTM)
- KIRKSVILLE REGIONAL (about 93 miles; KIRKSVILLE, MO;
ID: IRK)
Other public-use airports nearest to Melcher-Dallas:
- KNOXVILLE MUNI (about 11 miles; KNOXVILLE, IA; ID:
OXV)
- CHARITON MUNI (about 17 miles; CHARITON, IA; ID: CNC)
- PELLA MUNI (about 25 miles; PELLA, IA; ID: PEA)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Melcher-Dallas:
- DRAKE UNIVERSITY (about 40 miles; DES MOINES, IA;
Full-time enrollment: 4,227)
- DES MOINES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 43 miles;
ANKENY, IA; FT enrollment: 6,959)
- IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 58 miles; AMES, IA; FT
enrollment: 24,473)
- INDIAN HILLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 59 miles;
OTTUMWA, IA; FT enrollment: 2,744)
- GRACELAND UNIVERSITY-LAMONI (about 64 miles; LAMONI,
IA; FT enrollment: 2,026)
- TRUMAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 85 miles; KIRKSVILLE,
MO; FT enrollment: 5,922)
- HAWKEYE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 105 miles;
WATERLOO, IA; FT enrollment: 3,292)
Library in Melcher-Dallas:
- MELCHER-DALLAS PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating
income: $2,000; Location: 101 E. CENTER ST.; 8,267
books; 30 audio materials; 185 video materials)
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