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
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)