Moving to Martensdale, Iowa
Population: 467. Estimated population in July 2024: 459 (-1.7% change)
Males: 221 (47.3%), Females: 246 (52.7%)
Warren County
Zip code: 50160
Demographics
Median resident age: 36.1 years
Median household income: $41,250
Median house value: $84,000
Population by Race
Races in Martensdale:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.1%)
- Hispanic (1.7%)
- American Indian (0.9%)
- Two or more races (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (26.8%), Irish (11.3%), English (6.6%), United States (6.2%), French (3.6%), Norwegian (3.2%).
Elevation: 850 feet
Land area: 0.4 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Martensdale
- High school or higher: 88.4%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 11.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.8%
- Unemployed: 2.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 30.1 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Martensdale city
- Never married: 23.4%
- Now married: 59.2%
- Separated: 0.6%
- Widowed: 5.6%
- Divorced: 11.3%
1.3% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -22 (-4.5%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Martensdale:
- IOWA METHODIST MEDICAL CENTER (about 17 miles; DES MOINES, IA)
- BROADLAWNS MEDICAL CENTER (about 18 miles; DES MOINES, IA)
- MERCY MEDICAL CENTER/MERCY CAPITOL (about 18 miles; DES MOINES, IA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Martensdale:
- DES MOINES INTL (about 13 miles; DES MOINES, IA; Abbreviation: DSM)
- FORT DODGE REGIONAL (about 87 miles; FORT DODGE, IA; Abbreviation: FOD)
- OTTUMWA INDUSTRIAL (about 93 miles; OTTUMWA, IA; Abbreviation: OTM)
Other public-use airports nearest to Martensdale:
- WINTERSET-MADISON COUNTY (about 20 miles; WINTERSET, IA; Abbreviation: 3Y3)
- MORNINGSTAR FIELD (about 21 miles; DES MOINES, IA; Abbreviation: Y76)
- OSCEOLA MUNICIPAL (about 23 miles; OSCEOLA, IA; Abbreviation: I75)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Martensdale:
- DRAKE UNIVERSITY (about 17 miles; DES MOINES, IA; Full-time enrollment: 4,227)
- DES MOINES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 26 miles; ANKENY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 6,959)
- IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 50 miles; AMES, IA; Full-time enrollment: 24,473)
- GRACELAND UNIVERSITY-LAMONI (about 54 miles; LAMONI, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,026)
- IOWA CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 84 miles; FT DODGE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,807)
- INDIAN HILLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 95 miles; OTTUMWA, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,744)
- NORTHWEST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 106 miles; MARYVILLE, MO; Full-time enrollment: 5,620)
Schools
Public high school in Martensdale:
- MARTENSDALE-ST MARYS JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 249; Location: 390 BURLINGTON; Grades: 07 – 12)
Public primary/middle school in Martensdale:
- MARTENSDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 238; Location: 390 BURLINGTON; Grades: KG – 06)