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Population: 588. Estimated population in July 2024: 618 (+5.1% change)
Males: 296 (50.3%), Females: 292 (49.7%)

Appanoose County

Zip code: 52574

Demographics

Median resident age: 37.4 years
Median household income: $25,568
Median house value: $32,200

Population by Race

Races in Mystic:

  • White Non-Hispanic (99.1%)
  • Two or more races (0.7%)
  • American Indian (0.5%)

Ancestries: German (19.4%), English (16.2%), Irish (13.3%), United States (4.4%), Polish (3.6%), Scottish (3.6%).

Elevation: 899 feet

Land area: 2.9 square miles

Map of Mystic, IA

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Mystic

  • High school or higher: 73.3%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 4.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.6%
  • Unemployed: 12.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 22.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Mystic city

  • Never married: 20.4%
  • Now married: 58.3%
  • Separated: 2.8%
  • Widowed: 5.0%
  • Divorced: 13.5%

0.3% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +43 (+7.9%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Mystic:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Mystic:

  • OTTUMWA INDUSTRIAL (about 42 miles; OTTUMWA, IA; Abbreviation: OTM)
  • KIRKSVILLE REGIONAL (about 56 miles; KIRKSVILLE, MO; Abbreviation: IRK)
  • DES MOINES INTL (about 72 miles; DES MOINES, IA; Abbreviation: DSM)

Other public-use airports nearest to Mystic:

  • CENTERVILLE MUNI (about 8 miles; CENTERVILLE, IA; Abbreviation: TVK)
  • MUNICIPAL (about 18 miles; UNIONVILLE, MO; Abbreviation: K43)
  • ALBIA MUNI (about 20 miles; ALBIA, IA; Abbreviation: 4C8)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Mystic:

  • INDIAN HILLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 41 miles; OTTUMWA, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,744)
  • TRUMAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 48 miles; KIRKSVILLE, MO; Full-time enrollment: 5,922)
  • GRACELAND UNIVERSITY-LAMONI (about 71 miles; LAMONI, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,026)
  • DRAKE UNIVERSITY (about 77 miles; DES MOINES, IA; Full-time enrollment: 4,227)
  • DES MOINES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 80 miles; ANKENY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 6,959)
  • IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 94 miles; AMES, IA; Full-time enrollment: 24,473)
  • UNIVERSITY OF IOWA (about 115 miles; IOWA CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 24,766)

Public primary/middle school in Mystic:

  • MYSTIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 51; Location: 500 CLARKDALE ROAD; Grades: KG – 03)

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