Moving to Paullina, Iowa
Population: 1,124. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,041 (-7.4% change)
Males: 515 (45.8%), Females: 609 (54.2%)
O’Brien County
Zip code: 51046
Demographics
Median resident age: 47.8 years
Median household income: $32,188
Median house value: $51,900
Population by Race
Races in Paullina:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.7%)
- Hispanic (0.9%)
Ancestries: German (62.7%), Irish (8.4%), Dutch (8.0%), English (6.9%), United States (5.7%), Norwegian (5.3%).
Elevation: 1410 feet
Land area: 0.5 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Paullina
- High school or higher: 81.2%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 15.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.5%
- Unemployed: 3.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 18.1 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Paullina city
- Never married: 18.1%
- Now married: 62.0%
- Separated: 0.5%
- Widowed: 13.7%
- Divorced: 5.7%
0.8% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -37 (-3.2%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Paullina:
- BAUM-HARMON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; PRIMGHAR, IA)
- MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTE (about 19 miles; CHEROKEE, IA)
- SIOUX VALLEY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; CHEROKEE, IA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Paullina:
- SIOUX GATEWAY/COL. BUD DAY FIELD (about 63 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; Abbreviation: SUX)
- JOE FOSS FIELD (about 83 miles; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Abbreviation: FSD)
- FORT DODGE REGIONAL (about 109 miles; FORT DODGE, IA; Abbreviation: FOD)
Other public-use airports nearest to Paullina:
- PAULLINA MUNI (about 3 miles; PAULLINA, IA; Abbreviation: 1Y9)
- PRIMGHAR (about 9 miles; PRIMGHAR, IA; Abbreviation: 2Y0)
- SHELDON MUNI (about 19 miles; SHELDON, IA; Abbreviation: SHL)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Paullina:
- BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY (about 42 miles; STORM LAKE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,524)
- WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 61 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,639)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA (about 88 miles; VERMILLION, SD; Full-time enrollment: 6,014)
- SOUTHWEST STATE UNIVERSITY (about 102 miles; MARSHALL, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,405)
- WAYNE STATE COLLEGE (about 107 miles; WAYNE, NE; Full-time enrollment: 3,026)
- IOWA CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 110 miles; FT DODGE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,807)
- METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 118 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 6,175)
Schools
Public high school in Paullina:
- SOUTH O’BRIEN HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 247; Location: 307 W GROESBECK; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle school in Paullina:
- SOUTH O’BRIEN JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 121; Location: 307 W GROESBECK; Grades: 07 – 08)
Libraries
Library in Paullina:
- PAULLINA PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $46,978; Location: 113 S MICKLEY, PO BOX 60; 18,199 books; 456 audio materials; 420 video materials; 42 serial subscriptions)