Moving to Gowrie, Iowa
Population: 1,038. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,045 (+0.7% change)
Males: 475 (45.8%), Females: 563 (54.2%)
Webster County
Zip code: 50543
Demographics
Median resident age: 43.1 years
Median household income: $36,136
Median house value: $62,600
Population by Race
Races in Gowrie:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.6%)
- Hispanic (1.1%)
Ancestries: German (32.7%), Swedish (22.8%), Irish (11.7%), Norwegian (8.9%), English (8.0%), Dutch (4.7%).
Elevation: 1137 feet
Land area: 1.5 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Gowrie
- High school or higher: 88.7%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 16.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.5%
- Unemployed: 4.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 19.5 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Gowrie city
- Never married: 19.7%
- Now married: 57.1%
- Separated: 1.3%
- Widowed: 14.0%
- Divorced: 7.9%
0.5% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +10 (+1.0%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Gowrie:
- TRINITY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 17 miles; FORT DODGE, IA)
- GREENE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER (about 20 miles; JEFFERSON, IA)
- HUMBOLDT COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 31 miles; HUMBOLDT, IA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Gowrie:
- FORT DODGE REGIONAL (about 21 miles; FORT DODGE, IA; Abbreviation: FOD)
- DES MOINES INTL (about 68 miles; DES MOINES, IA; Abbreviation: DSM)
- MASON CITY MUNI (about 91 miles; MASON CITY, IA; Abbreviation: MCW)
Other public-use airports nearest to Gowrie:
- JEFFERSON MUNI (about 20 miles; JEFFERSON, IA; Abbreviation: EFW)
- ROCKWELL CITY MUNI (about 24 miles; ROCKWELL CITY, IA; Abbreviation: 2Y4)
- WEBSTER CITY MUNI (about 32 miles; WEBSTER CITY, IA; Abbreviation: EBS)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Gowrie:
- IOWA CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 17 miles; FT DODGE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,807)
- IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 60 miles; AMES, IA; Full-time enrollment: 24,473)
- DES MOINES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 61 miles; ANKENY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 6,959)
- DRAKE UNIVERSITY (about 63 miles; DES MOINES, IA; Full-time enrollment: 4,227)
- BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY (about 67 miles; STORM LAKE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,524)
- NORTH IOWA AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 97 miles; MASON CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,161)
- GRACELAND UNIVERSITY-LAMONI (about 116 miles; LAMONI, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,026)
Schools
Public high school in Gowrie:
- PRAIRIE VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 286; Location: 1005 RIDDLE ST; Grades: 09 – 12)
Libraries
Library in Gowrie:
- GOWRIE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $40,575; Location: 1204 MARKET; 8,910 books; 185 audio materials; 382 video materials; 31 serial subscriptions)