Callender, Iowa Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 424. Estimated population in July 2024: 431 (+1.7% change)
Males: 201 (47.4%), Females: 223 (52.6%)
Webster County
Zip code: 50523
Demographics
Median resident age: 36.4 years
Median household income: $33,906
Median house value: $50,000
Population by Race
Races in Callender:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.3%)
- American Indian (1.4%)
- Two or more races (0.7%)
Ancestries: German (30.2%), Norwegian (19.6%), Irish (18.6%), English (10.1%), Swedish (6.8%), United States (6.8%).
Elevation: 1150 feet
Land area: 0.5 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Callender
- High school or higher: 85.8%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 9.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.0%
- Unemployed: 8.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 21.5 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Callender city
- Never married: 24.8%
- Now married: 56.4%
- Separated: 0.0%
- Widowed: 8.5%
- Divorced: 10.3%
0.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +28 (+7.1%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Callender:
- TRINITY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 13 miles; FORT DODGE, IA)
- GREENE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER (about 25 miles; JEFFERSON, IA)
- HUMBOLDT COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 26 miles; HUMBOLDT, IA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Callender:
- FORT DODGE REGIONAL (about 15 miles; FORT DODGE, IA; Abbreviation: FOD)
- DES MOINES INTL (about 73 miles; DES MOINES, IA; Abbreviation: DSM)
- MASON CITY MUNI (about 87 miles; MASON CITY, IA; Abbreviation: MCW)
Other public-use airports nearest to Callender:
- ROCKWELL CITY MUNI (about 23 miles; ROCKWELL CITY, IA; Abbreviation: 2Y4)
- JEFFERSON MUNI (about 26 miles; JEFFERSON, IA; Abbreviation: EFW)
- HUMBOLDT MUNI (about 26 miles; HUMBOLDT, IA; Abbreviation: 0K7)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Callender:
- IOWA CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 13 miles; FT DODGE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,807)
- IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 62 miles; AMES, IA; Full-time enrollment: 24,473)
- BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY (about 65 miles; STORM LAKE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,524)
- DES MOINES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 65 miles; ANKENY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 6,959)
- DRAKE UNIVERSITY (about 68 miles; DES MOINES, IA; Full-time enrollment: 4,227)
- NORTH IOWA AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 94 miles; MASON CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,161)
- GRACELAND UNIVERSITY-LAMONI (about 122 miles; LAMONI, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,026)
Public primary/middle school in Callender:
- PRAIRIE VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 294; Location: 621 THOMAS STREET; Grades: PK – 04)
Libraries
Library in Callender:
- CALLENDER HERITAGE LIBRARY (Operating income: $30,028; Location: 505 THOMAS STREET; 7,390 books; 101 audio materials; 354 video materials; 27 serial subscriptions)