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Population: 820. Estimated population in July 2024: 966 (+17.8% change)
Males: 410 (50.0%), Females: 410 (50.0%)

Dickinson County

Zip code: 51355

Demographics

Median resident age: 49.4 years
Median household income: $37,500
Median house value: $181,900

Population by Race

Races in Okoboji:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.4%)
  • Hispanic (0.7%)
  • American Indian (0.7%)

Ancestries: German (35.5%), Irish (14.5%), Norwegian (10.2%), English (10.1%), Dutch (6.3%), Swedish (5.6%).

Elevation: 1451 feet

Land area: 1.8 square miles

Map of Okoboji, IA

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Okoboji

  • High school or higher: 91.2%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 33.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 9.9%
  • Unemployed: 1.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 13.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Okoboji city

  • Never married: 18.3%
  • Now married: 58.2%
  • Separated: 0.8%
  • Widowed: 10.9%
  • Divorced: 11.8%

1.6% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +47 (+6.1%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Okoboji:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Okoboji:

  • FORT DODGE REGIONAL (about 88 miles; FORT DODGE, IA; Abbreviation: FOD)
  • SIOUX GATEWAY/COL. BUD DAY FIELD (about 110 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; Abbreviation: SUX)
  • JOE FOSS FIELD (about 112 miles; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Abbreviation: FSD)

Other public-use airports nearest to Okoboji:

  • SPIRIT LAKE MUNICIPAL (about 1 miles; SPIRIT LAKE, IA; Abbreviation: 0F3)
  • FULLER (about 5 miles; MILFORD, IA; Abbreviation: 4D8)
  • SPENCER MUNI (about 17 miles; SPENCER, IA; Abbreviation: SPW)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Okoboji:

  • BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY (about 51 miles; STORM LAKE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,524)
  • SOUTHWEST STATE UNIVERSITY (about 85 miles; MARSHALL, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,405)
  • IOWA CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 90 miles; FT DODGE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,807)
  • SOUTH CENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE-MANKATO (about 94 miles; NORTH MANKATO, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,186)
  • MINNESOTA STATE UNVERSITY-MANKATO (about 96 miles; MANKATO, MN; Full-time enrollment: 11,210)
  • GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE (about 103 miles; ST PETER, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,355)
  • WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 108 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,639)

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