Moving to Latimer, Iowa

Population: 535. Estimated population in July 2024: 550 (+2.8% change)
Males: 251 (46.9%), Females: 284 (53.1%)

Franklin County

Zip code: 50452

Demographics

Median resident age: 41.6 years
Median household income: $29,028
Median house value: $40,000

Population by Race

Races in Latimer:

  • White Non-Hispanic (82.2%)
  • Hispanic (17.6%)
  • Other race (9.3%)
  • American Indian (2.1%)
  • Two or more races (1.3%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (39.4%), English (8.4%), United States (6.5%), Norwegian (6.4%), Danish (3.9%), Irish (3.7%).

Elevation: 1240 feet

Land area: 2.3 square miles

Map of Latimer, IA

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Latimer

  • High school or higher: 75.4%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 12.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.2%
  • Unemployed: 7.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 18.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Latimer city

  • Never married: 17.0%
  • Now married: 65.3%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 11.8%
  • Divorced: 6.0%

12.7% Foreign born (12.3% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: +108 (+25.3%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Latimer:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Latimer:

  • MASON CITY MUNI (about 27 miles; MASON CITY, IA; Abbreviation: MCW)
  • FORT DODGE REGIONAL (about 59 miles; FORT DODGE, IA; Abbreviation: FOD)
  • WATERLOO MUNI (about 69 miles; WATERLOO, IA; Abbreviation: ALO)

Other public-use airports nearest to Latimer:

  • HAMPTON MUNI (about 11 miles; HAMPTON, IA; Abbreviation: HPT)
  • BELMOND MUNI (about 16 miles; BELMOND, IA; Abbreviation: Y48)
  • IOWA FALLS MUNI (about 22 miles; IOWA FALLS, IA; Abbreviation: IFA)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Latimer:

  • NORTH IOWA AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 30 miles; MASON CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,161)
  • IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 51 miles; AMES, IA; Full-time enrollment: 24,473)
  • IOWA CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 60 miles; FT DODGE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,807)
  • HAWKEYE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 73 miles; WATERLOO, IA; Full-time enrollment: 3,292)
  • DES MOINES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 74 miles; ANKENY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 6,959)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA (about 76 miles; CEDAR FALLS, IA; Full-time enrollment: 12,524)
  • DRAKE UNIVERSITY (about 83 miles; DES MOINES, IA; Full-time enrollment: 4,227)

Schools

Public high school in Latimer:

  • CAL-DOWS HIGH SCHOOL CAL COMMUNITY SCHOOL DIS (Students: 138; Location: 1441 GULL AVE; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle school in Latimer:

  • CAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CAL COMMUNITY SCHOOL DIS (Students: 109; Location: 1441 GULL AVE; Grades: PK – 05)

Private primary/middle school in Latimer:

  • ST PAUL LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 63; Location: 404 W MAIN PO BOX 609; Grades: PK – 8)