Hinton, Iowa Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 808. Estimated population in July 2024: 847 (+4.8% change)
Males: 400 (49.5%), Females: 408 (50.5%)

Plymouth County

Zip code: 51024

Demographics

Median resident age: 37.9 years
Median household income: $49,375
Median house value: $106,600

Population by Race

Races in Hinton:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.6%)
  • Two or more races (0.7%)
  • Hispanic (0.6%)

Ancestries: German (53.3%), Irish (12.6%), English (9.4%), French (7.2%), Swedish (6.7%), Norwegian (4.8%).

Land area: 0.6 square miles

Map of Hinton, IA

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Hinton

  • High school or higher: 90.6%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 21.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.3%
  • Unemployed: 4.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 23.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Hinton city

  • Never married: 21.9%
  • Now married: 63.7%
  • Separated: 0.3%
  • Widowed: 6.5%
  • Divorced: 7.6%

0.9% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +113 (+16.3%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Hinton:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Hinton:

  • SIOUX GATEWAY/COL. BUD DAY FIELD (about 17 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; Abbreviation: SUX)
  • JOE FOSS FIELD (about 72 miles; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Abbreviation: FSD)
  • CHAN GURNEY MUNI (about 78 miles; YANKTON, SD; Abbreviation: YKN)

Other public-use airports nearest to Hinton:

  • LE MARS MUNI (about 13 miles; LE MARS, IA; Abbreviation: LRJ)
  • GRAHAM FIELD (about 15 miles; NORTH SIOUX CITY, SD; Abbreviation: 7K7)
  • MARTIN FIELD (about 17 miles; SO SIOUX CITY, NE; Abbreviation: 7K8)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Hinton:

  • WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 18 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,639)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA (about 47 miles; VERMILLION, SD; Full-time enrollment: 6,014)
  • WAYNE STATE COLLEGE (about 59 miles; WAYNE, NE; Full-time enrollment: 3,026)
  • BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY (about 78 miles; STORM LAKE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,524)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA (about 93 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 10,150)
  • CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY (about 93 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,806)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER (about 93 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,448)

Schools

Public high school in Hinton:

  • HINTON HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 199; Location: 315 W. GRAND; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Hinton:

  • HINTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 299; Location: 315 W. GRAND; Grades: PK – 06)
  • HINTON MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 112; Location: 315 W. GRAND; Grades: 07 – 08)