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Population (year 2000): 265. Estimated
population in July 2005: 261 (-1.5% change)
Males: 128 (48.3%), Females: 137 (51.7%)
Greene County
Zip code:
50217
Median resident age: 41.3 years
Median household income: $32,500 (year 2000)
Median house value: $32,900 (year 2000)
Races in Paton:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.1%)
- Hispanic (1.5%)
- Other race (1.1%)
Ancestries: German (29.8%), Irish (15.1%),
United States (7.5%), Swedish (7.2%), English (6.8%), Norwegian
(3.0%).
Elevation: 1102 feet
Land area: 0.6 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Paton
- High school or higher: 84.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.2%
- Unemployed: 5.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 22.4 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Paton city
- Never married: 16.1%
- Now married: 53.6%
- Separated: 2.6%
- Widowed: 18.2%
- Divorced: 9.4%
2.6% Foreign born (2.6% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: +11 (+4.3%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Paton:
- GREENE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER (about 14 miles;
JEFFERSON, IA)
- TRINITY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 24 miles;
FORT DODGE, IA)
- DALLAS COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; PERRY, IA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Paton:
- FORT DODGE REGIONAL (about 27 miles; FORT DODGE, IA;
ID: FOD)
- DES MOINES INTL (about 61 miles; DES MOINES, IA; ID:
DSM)
- MASON CITY MUNI (about 94 miles; MASON CITY, IA; ID:
MCW)
Other public-use airports nearest to Paton:
- JEFFERSON MUNI (about 13 miles; JEFFERSON, IA; ID:
EFW)
- PERRY MUNI (about 25 miles; PERRY, IA; ID: PRO)
- ROCKWELL CITY MUNI (about 30 miles; ROCKWELL CITY,
IA; ID: 2Y4)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Paton:
- IOWA CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 24 miles; FT
DODGE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,807)
- DES MOINES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 55 miles;
ANKENY, IA; FT enrollment: 6,959)
- IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 56 miles; AMES, IA; FT
enrollment: 24,473)
- DRAKE UNIVERSITY (about 56 miles; DES MOINES, IA; FT
enrollment: 4,227)
- BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY (about 73 miles; STORM LAKE,
IA; FT enrollment: 2,524)
- NORTH IOWA AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 100 miles;
MASON CITY, IA; FT enrollment: 2,161)
- GRACELAND UNIVERSITY-LAMONI (about 108 miles;
LAMONI, IA; FT enrollment: 2,026)
Library in Paton:
- WILLIAM PATON PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating
income: $12,486; Location: 105 MAIN, P.O. BOX 70; 6,600
books; 102 audio materials; 575 video materials; 17
serial subscriptions)
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