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
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:
- SKIFF MEDICAL CENTER (about 18 miles; NEWTON, IA)
- STORY COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; NEVADA, IA)
- IOWA LUTHERAN HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; DES MOINES, IA)
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)