Moving to Mingo, Iowa

Population: 269. Estimated population in July 2024: 275 (+2.2% change)
Males: 136 (50.6%), Females: 133 (49.4%)

Jasper County

Zip code: 50168

Demographics

Median resident age: 39.8 years
Median household income: $40,341
Median house value: $81,500

Population by Race

Races in Mingo:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.0%)
  • Hispanic (1.9%)
  • Two or more races (1.1%)
  • American Indian (0.7%)

Ancestries: German (23.0%), English (19.0%), Irish (15.2%), United States (8.2%), Dutch (5.6%), Scottish (3.3%).

Elevation: 830 feet

Land area: 0.5 square miles

Map of Mingo, IA

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Mingo

  • High school or higher: 90.8%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 12.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.1%
  • Unemployed: 0.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 31.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Mingo city

  • Never married: 14.0%
  • Now married: 66.2%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 5.8%
  • Divorced: 14.0%

0.7% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +17 (+6.7%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Mingo:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Mingo:

  • DES MOINES INTL (about 31 miles; DES MOINES, IA; Abbreviation: DSM)
  • OTTUMWA INDUSTRIAL (about 75 miles; OTTUMWA, IA; Abbreviation: OTM)
  • WATERLOO MUNI (about 82 miles; WATERLOO, IA; Abbreviation: ALO)

Other public-use airports nearest to Mingo:

  • ANKENY REGIONAL (about 20 miles; ANKENY, IA; Abbreviation: IKV)
  • NEWTON MUNI (about 20 miles; NEWTON, IA; Abbreviation: TNU)
  • MORNINGSTAR FIELD (about 26 miles; DES MOINES, IA; Abbreviation: Y76)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Mingo:

  • IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 23 miles; AMES, IA; Full-time enrollment: 24,473)
  • DES MOINES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 23 miles; ANKENY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 6,959)
  • DRAKE UNIVERSITY (about 30 miles; DES MOINES, IA; Full-time enrollment: 4,227)
  • INDIAN HILLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 79 miles; OTTUMWA, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,744)
  • IOWA CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 80 miles; FT DODGE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,807)
  • HAWKEYE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 80 miles; WATERLOO, IA; Full-time enrollment: 3,292)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA (about 83 miles; CEDAR FALLS, IA; Full-time enrollment: 12,524)

Public primary/middle school in Mingo:

  • COLFAX-MINGO MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 197; Location: 307 W. MOHAWK DR; Grades: 06 – 08)