Grand River, Iowa Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 225. Estimated population in July 2024: 196 (-12.9% change)
Males: 95 (42.2%), Females: 130 (57.8%)
Decatur County
Zip code: 50108
Demographics
Median resident age: 44.5 years
Median household income: $22,344
Median house value: $23,300
Population by Race
Races in Grand River:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.8%)
- Two or more races (1.3%)
- American Indian (0.9%)
Ancestries: German (12.9%), United States (12.4%), English (11.1%), Irish (10.7%), Italian (3.6%), Scotch-Irish (3.1%).
Elevation: 1010 feet
Land area: 0.2 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Grand River
- High school or higher: 76.5%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 6.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 0.7%
- Unemployed: 8.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 29.9 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Grand River city
- Never married: 14.5%
- Now married: 53.8%
- Separated: 4.0%
- Widowed: 13.3%
- Divorced: 14.5%
0.4% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +55 (+32.4%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Grand River:
- DECATUR COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; LEON, IA)
- CLARKE COUNTY PUBLIC HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; OSCEOLA, IA)
- RINGGOLD COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; MOUNT AYR, IA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Grand River:
- DES MOINES INTL (about 54 miles; DES MOINES, IA; Abbreviation: DSM)
- ROSECRANS MEMORIAL (about 98 miles; ST JOSEPH, MO; Abbreviation: STJ)
- OTTUMWA INDUSTRIAL (about 108 miles; OTTUMWA, IA; Abbreviation: OTM)
Other public-use airports nearest to Grand River:
- LAMONI MUNI (about 15 miles; LAMONI, IA; Abbreviation: LWD)
- JUDGE LEWIS FLD MT AYR MUNI (about 20 miles; MOUNT AYR, IA; Abbreviation: 1Y3)
- OSCEOLA MUNICIPAL (about 26 miles; OSCEOLA, IA; Abbreviation: I75)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Grand River:
- GRACELAND UNIVERSITY-LAMONI (about 13 miles; LAMONI, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,026)
- DRAKE UNIVERSITY (about 58 miles; DES MOINES, IA; Full-time enrollment: 4,227)
- DES MOINES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 68 miles; ANKENY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 6,959)
- NORTHWEST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 72 miles; MARYVILLE, MO; Full-time enrollment: 5,620)
- IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 91 miles; AMES, IA; Full-time enrollment: 24,473)
- MISSOURI WESTERN STATE COLLEGE (about 94 miles; ST JOSEPH, MO; Full-time enrollment: 4,329)
- TRUMAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 105 miles; KIRKSVILLE, MO; Full-time enrollment: 5,922)