Moving to Little Rock, Iowa
Population: 489. Estimated population in July 2024: 482 (-1.4% change)
Males: 228 (46.6%), Females: 261 (53.4%)
Lyon County
Zip code: 51243
Demographics
Median resident age: 42.6 years
Median household income: $31,667
Median house value: $33,500
Population by Race
Races in Little Rock:
- White Non-Hispanic (99.6%)
Ancestries: German (61.8%), Dutch (19.8%), Irish (8.6%), English (5.1%), United States (4.9%), French (1.2%).
Elevation: 1492 feet
Land area: 0.8 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Little Rock
- High school or higher: 70.0%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 11.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.8%
- Unemployed: 6.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.4 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Little Rock city
- Never married: 16.5%
- Now married: 70.6%
- Separated: 0.0%
- Widowed: 10.5%
- Divorced: 2.4%
1.2% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +30 (+6.5%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Little Rock:
- OSCEOLA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; SIBLEY, IA)
- NORTHWEST IOWA HEALTH CENTER (about 18 miles; SHELDON, IA)
- MERRILL PIONEER COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; ROCK RAPIDS, IA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Little Rock:
- JOE FOSS FIELD (about 60 miles; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Abbreviation: FSD)
- SIOUX GATEWAY/COL. BUD DAY FIELD (about 80 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; Abbreviation: SUX)
- BROOKINGS MUNI (about 88 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; Abbreviation: BKX)
Other public-use airports nearest to Little Rock:
- SIBLEY MUNI (about 11 miles; SIBLEY, IA; Abbreviation: ISB)
- SHELDON MUNI (about 18 miles; SHELDON, IA; Abbreviation: SHL)
- ROCK RAPIDS MUNI (about 20 miles; ROCK RAPIDS, IA; Abbreviation: RRQ)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Little Rock:
- SOUTHWEST STATE UNIVERSITY (about 70 miles; MARSHALL, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,405)
- BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY (about 74 miles; STORM LAKE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,524)
- WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 80 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,639)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA (about 86 miles; VERMILLION, SD; Full-time enrollment: 6,014)
- SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 90 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; Full-time enrollment: 7,353)
- WAYNE STATE COLLEGE (about 116 miles; WAYNE, NE; Full-time enrollment: 3,026)
- RIDGEWATER COLLEGE (about 129 miles; WILLMAR, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,711)
Public primary/middle schools in Little Rock:
- GEORGE-LITTLE ROCK MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 116; Location: 140 1ST AVE; Grades: 06 – 08)
- LITTLE ROCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 66; Location: 140 1ST AVE; Grades: KG – 04)
Libraries
Library in Little Rock:
- LITTLE ROCK PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $22,689; Location: 402 MAIN STREET, BOX 308; 8,229 books; 93 audio materials; 242 video materials; 38 serial subscriptions)