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Population (year 2000): 5,102. Estimated
population in July 2005: 5,219 (+2.3% change)
Males: 2,418 (47.4%), Females: 2,684 (52.6%)
Benton County
Zip code:
52349
Median resident age: 38.4 years
Median household income: $35,114 (year 2000)
Median house value: $73,900 (year 2000)
Races in Vinton:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.7%)
- Hispanic (0.9%)
- Two or more races (0.8%)
Ancestries: German (36.9%), Irish (14.3%),
English (12.0%), United States (10.6%), Czech (4.0%), French
(4.0%).
Elevation: 789 feet
Land area: 4.3 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Vinton
- High school or higher: 86.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.9%
- Unemployed: 5.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 22.7 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Vinton city
- Never married: 20.3%
- Now married: 60.0%
- Separated: 1.4%
- Widowed: 8.9%
- Divorced: 9.5%
1.1% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -21 (-0.4%).
Hospital/medical center in Vinton:
- VIRGINIA GAY HOSPITAL (502 NORTH NINTH
AVENUE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Vinton:
- MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTE (about 23 miles;
INDEPENDENCE, IA)
- PEOPLES MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OF BUCH CO (about 23
miles; INDEPENDENCE, IA)
- MARENGO MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 26 miles; MARENGO,
IA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Vinton:
- THE EASTERN IOWA (about 30 miles; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA;
ID: CID)
- WATERLOO MUNI (about 38 miles; WATERLOO, IA; ID:
ALO)
- OTTUMWA INDUSTRIAL (about 79 miles; OTTUMWA, IA; ID:
OTM)
Other public-use airports nearest to Vinton:
- VINTON VETERANS MEML ARPK (about 4 miles; VINTON,
IA; ID: VTI)
- INDEPENDENCE MUNI (about 21 miles; INDEPENDENCE, IA;
ID: IIB)
- BELLE PLAINE MUNI (about 28 miles; BELLE PLAINE, IA;
ID: TZT)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Vinton:
- KIRKWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 20 miles; CEDAR
RAPIDS, IA; Full-time enrollment: 7,991)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA (about 29 miles; CEDAR
FALLS, IA; FT enrollment: 12,524)
- HAWKEYE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 32 miles; WATERLOO,
IA; FT enrollment: 3,292)
- UNIVERSITY OF IOWA (about 49 miles; IOWA CITY, IA;
FT enrollment: 24,766)
- UPPER IOWA UNIVERSITY (about 49 miles; FAYETTE, IA;
FT enrollment: 3,173)
- NORTHEAST IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE-CALMAR (about 72
miles; CALMAR, IA; FT enrollment: 2,393)
- INDIAN HILLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 83 miles;
OTTUMWA, IA; FT enrollment: 2,744)
Public high school in Vinton:
- WASHINGTON HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 562;
Location: 212 W 15TH ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Vinton:
- TILFORD MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 485;
Location: 308 E 13TH ST; Grades: 06 - 08)
- WEST EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER (Students: 293;
Location: 516 W 9TH ST; Grades: PK - 02)
- LINCOLN CENTER (Students: 212; Location: 503
3RD AVE; Grades: 03 - 04)
Library in Vinton:
- VINTON PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$108,672; Location: 510 2ND AVE; 25,829 books; 1,179
audio materials; 578 video materials; 103 serial
subscriptions)
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