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Population (year 2000): 866. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,088 (+25.6% change)
Males: 415 (47.9%), Females: 451 (52.1%)
Dallas County
Zip code:
50261
Median resident age: 34.9 years
Median household income: $50,625 (year 2000)
Median house value: $93,100 (year 2000)
Races in Van Meter:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.5%)
- Hispanic (1.4%)
Ancestries: German (32.7%), Irish (12.7%),
English (11.5%), United States (8.3%), Dutch (4.5%), Swedish
(4.5%).
Elevation: 880 feet
Land area: 0.6 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Van Meter
- High school or higher: 91.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.9%
- Unemployed: 2.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 22.4 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Van Meter city
- Never married: 21.7%
- Now married: 60.4%
- Separated: 1.6%
- Widowed: 4.6%
- Divorced: 11.8%
0.8% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +109 (+14.4%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Van Meter:
- MADISON COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; WINTERSET,
IA)
- BROADLAWNS MEDICAL CENTER (about 23 miles; DES
MOINES, IA)
- MERCY MEDICAL CENTER/MERCY CAPITOL (about 23 miles;
DES MOINES, IA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Van
Meter:
- DES MOINES INTL (about 22 miles; DES MOINES, IA; ID:
DSM)
- FORT DODGE REGIONAL (about 72 miles; FORT DODGE, IA;
ID: FOD)
- OTTUMWA INDUSTRIAL (about 110 miles; OTTUMWA, IA;
ID: OTM)
Other public-use airports nearest to Van Meter:
- WINTERSET-MADISON COUNTY (about 14 miles; WINTERSET,
IA; ID: 3Y3)
- MORNINGSTAR FIELD (about 24 miles; DES MOINES, IA;
ID: Y76)
- PERRY MUNI (about 24 miles; PERRY, IA; ID: PRO)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Van Meter:
- DRAKE UNIVERSITY (about 20 miles; DES MOINES, IA;
Full-time enrollment: 4,227)
- DES MOINES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 28 miles;
ANKENY, IA; FT enrollment: 6,959)
- IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 49 miles; AMES, IA; FT
enrollment: 24,473)
- GRACELAND UNIVERSITY-LAMONI (about 62 miles; LAMONI,
IA; FT enrollment: 2,026)
- IOWA CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 69 miles; FT
DODGE, IA; FT enrollment: 2,807)
- NORTHWEST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 104
miles; MARYVILLE, MO; FT enrollment: 5,620)
- INDIAN HILLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 112 miles;
OTTUMWA, IA; FT enrollment: 2,744)
Public high school in Van Meter:
- VAN METER JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 224;
Location: 520 1ST AVE; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Van Meter:
- VAN METER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 288;
Location: 520 1ST AVE; Grades: KG - 06)
Library in Van Meter:
- VAN METER PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$42,920; Location: 505 GRANT, BOX 94; 10,039 books; 199
audio materials; 13 serial subscriptions)
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