Moving to Modale, Iowa

Population: 303. Estimated population in July 2024: 298 (-1.7% change)
Males: 159 (52.5%), Females: 144 (47.5%)

Harrison County

Zip code: 51556

Demographics

Median resident age: 41.2 years
Median household income: $34,688
Median house value: $63,400

Population by Race

Races in Modale:

  • White Non-Hispanic (95.0%)
  • American Indian (5.0%)
  • Two or more races (3.6%)

Ancestries: German (25.1%), Irish (20.8%), United States (12.9%), English (11.9%), Swedish (7.6%), Dutch (6.3%).

Elevation: 1013 feet

Land area: 1.1 square miles

Map of Modale, IA

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Modale

  • High school or higher: 75.5%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 7.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.3%
  • Unemployed: 2.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 25.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Modale city

  • Never married: 13.6%
  • Now married: 62.0%
  • Separated: 0.8%
  • Widowed: 10.8%
  • Divorced: 12.8%

0.7% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +13 (+4.5%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Modale:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Modale:

  • EPPLEY AIRFIELD (about 24 miles; OMAHA, NE; Abbreviation: OMA)
  • SIOUX GATEWAY/COL. BUD DAY FIELD (about 60 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; Abbreviation: SUX)
  • LINCOLN MUNI (about 74 miles; LINCOLN, NE; Abbreviation: LNK)

Other public-use airports nearest to Modale:

  • TEKAMAH MUNI (about 14 miles; TEKAMAH, NE; Abbreviation: TQE)
  • BLAIR MUNI (about 16 miles; BLAIR, NE; Abbreviation: K46)
  • NORTH OMAHA (about 18 miles; OMAHA, NE; Abbreviation: 3NO)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Modale:

  • METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 23 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 6,175)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA (about 26 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 10,150)
  • CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY (about 26 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,806)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER (about 26 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,448)
  • IOWA WESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 29 miles; COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,840)
  • BELLEVUE UNIVERSITY (about 34 miles; BELLEVUE, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,723)
  • WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 56 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,639)

Libraries

Library in Modale:

  • MODALE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $9,601; Location: 208 N. MAIN ST.; 8,846 books; 205 audio materials; 214 video materials; 15 serial subscriptions)