Moving to Mitchellville, Iowa

Population: 1,715
Males: 838 (48.9%), Females: 877 (51.1%)

Polk County

Zip code: 50169

Demographics

Median resident age: 34.7 years
Median household income: $45,250
Median house value: $94,500

Population by Race

Races in Mitchellville:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.7%)
  • Hispanic (1.3%)
  • Two or more races (1.0%)
  • American Indian (0.7%)

Ancestries: German (28.1%), English (15.1%), Irish (13.9%), United States (8.1%), Dutch (6.0%), Swedish (4.3%).

Elevation: 971 feet

Land area: 2.3 square miles

Map of Mitchellville, IA

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Mitchellville

  • High school or higher: 86.7%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 15.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.0%
  • Unemployed: 3.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 21.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Mitchellville city

  • Never married: 22.0%
  • Now married: 57.2%
  • Separated: 1.4%
  • Widowed: 6.4%
  • Divorced: 13.0%

0.8% Foreign born

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Mitchellville:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Mitchellville:

  • DES MOINES INTL (about 23 miles; DES MOINES, IA; Abbreviation: DSM)
  • OTTUMWA INDUSTRIAL (about 76 miles; OTTUMWA, IA; Abbreviation: OTM)
  • FORT DODGE REGIONAL (about 84 miles; FORT DODGE, IA; Abbreviation: FOD)

Other public-use airports nearest to Mitchellville:

  • ANKENY REGIONAL (about 14 miles; ANKENY, IA; Abbreviation: IKV)
  • MORNINGSTAR FIELD (about 19 miles; DES MOINES, IA; Abbreviation: Y76)
  • NEWTON MUNI (about 24 miles; NEWTON, IA; Abbreviation: TNU)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Mitchellville:

  • DES MOINES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 18 miles; ANKENY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 6,959)
  • DRAKE UNIVERSITY (about 23 miles; DES MOINES, IA; Full-time enrollment: 4,227)
  • IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 27 miles; AMES, IA; Full-time enrollment: 24,473)
  • INDIAN HILLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 79 miles; OTTUMWA, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,744)
  • IOWA CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 81 miles; FT DODGE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,807)
  • GRACELAND UNIVERSITY-LAMONI (about 83 miles; LAMONI, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,026)
  • HAWKEYE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 89 miles; WATERLOO, IA; Full-time enrollment: 3,292)

Public primary/middle school in Mitchellville:

  • MITCHELLVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 187; Location: 308 ELM ST NW; Grades: KG – 06)

Libraries

Library in Mitchellville:

  • MITCHELLVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $63,253; Location: 204 CENTER AVE. N; 12,448 books; 480 audio materials; 225 video materials; 45 serial subscriptions)