Moving to Lu Verne, Iowa

Population: 299. Estimated population in July 2024: 289 (-3.3% change)
Males: 153 (51.2%), Females: 146 (48.8%)

Kossuth County

Zip code: 50560

Demographics

Median resident age: 38.3 years
Median household income: $30,625
Median house value: $26,300

Population by Race

Races in Lu Verne:

  • White Non-Hispanic (99.0%)
  • American Indian (0.7%)

Ancestries: German (43.5%), Irish (14.7%), Norwegian (13.0%), United States (8.7%), Danish (8.0%), English (6.7%).

Elevation: 1180 feet

Land area: 2.3 square miles

Map of Lu Verne, IA

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Lu Verne

  • High school or higher: 77.2%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 13.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.7%
  • Unemployed: 6.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 26.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Lu Verne city

  • Never married: 25.7%
  • Now married: 48.6%
  • Separated: 0.5%
  • Widowed: 14.9%
  • Divorced: 10.4%

0.0% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -43 (-12.6%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Lu Verne:

  • KOSSUTH REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER (about 15 miles; ALGONA, IA)
  • HUMBOLDT COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; HUMBOLDT, IA)
  • HANCOCK COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; BRITT, IA)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Lu Verne:

  • FORT DODGE REGIONAL (about 26 miles; FORT DODGE, IA; Abbreviation: FOD)
  • MASON CITY MUNI (about 56 miles; MASON CITY, IA; Abbreviation: MCW)
  • DES MOINES INTL (about 100 miles; DES MOINES, IA; Abbreviation: DSM)

Other public-use airports nearest to Lu Verne:

  • HUMBOLDT MUNI (about 17 miles; HUMBOLDT, IA; Abbreviation: 0K7)
  • ALGONA MUNI (about 17 miles; ALGONA, IA; Abbreviation: AXA)
  • EAGLE GROVE MUNI (about 20 miles; EAGLE GROVE, IA; Abbreviation: EAG)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Lu Verne:

  • IOWA CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 30 miles; FT DODGE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,807)
  • NORTH IOWA AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 64 miles; MASON CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,161)
  • IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 74 miles; AMES, IA; Full-time enrollment: 24,473)
  • BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY (about 79 miles; STORM LAKE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,524)
  • MINNESOTA STATE UNVERSITY-MANKATO (about 86 miles; MANKATO, MN; Full-time enrollment: 11,210)
  • SOUTH CENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE-MANKATO (about 88 miles; NORTH MANKATO, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,186)
  • DES MOINES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 88 miles; ANKENY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 6,959)