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Population: 1,306. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,421 (+8.8% change)
Males: 633 (48.5%), Females: 673 (51.5%)

Story County

Zip code: 50244

Demographics

Median resident age: 37.7 years
Median household income: $45,417
Median house value: $96,300

Population by Race

Races in Slater:

  • White Non-Hispanic (99.5%)

Ancestries: German (35.3%), Norwegian (22.9%), Irish (11.6%), English (9.6%), United States (5.6%), Swedish (4.5%).

Elevation: 1047 feet

Land area: 1.2 square miles

Map of Slater, IA

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Slater

  • High school or higher: 93.6%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 25.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.8%
  • Unemployed: 2.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 23.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Slater city

  • Never married: 18.4%
  • Now married: 64.5%
  • Separated: 0.2%
  • Widowed: 8.0%
  • Divorced: 8.8%

1.5% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +38 (+3.0%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Slater:

  • MARY GREELEY MEDICAL CENTER (about 12 miles; AMES, IA)
  • BOONE COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; BOONE, IA)
  • STORY COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; NEVADA, IA)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Slater:

  • DES MOINES INTL (about 24 miles; DES MOINES, IA; Abbreviation: DSM)
  • FORT DODGE REGIONAL (about 58 miles; FORT DODGE, IA; Abbreviation: FOD)
  • MASON CITY MUNI (about 91 miles; MASON CITY, IA; Abbreviation: MCW)

Other public-use airports nearest to Slater:

  • AMES MUNI (about 9 miles; AMES, IA; Abbreviation: AMW)
  • BOONE MUNI (about 15 miles; BOONE, IA; Abbreviation: BNW)
  • MORNINGSTAR FIELD (about 17 miles; DES MOINES, IA; Abbreviation: Y76)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Slater:

  • DES MOINES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 12 miles; ANKENY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 6,959)
  • IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 19 miles; AMES, IA; Full-time enrollment: 24,473)
  • DRAKE UNIVERSITY (about 20 miles; DES MOINES, IA; Full-time enrollment: 4,227)
  • IOWA CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 55 miles; FT DODGE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,807)
  • GRACELAND UNIVERSITY-LAMONI (about 88 miles; LAMONI, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,026)
  • NORTH IOWA AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 94 miles; MASON CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,161)
  • HAWKEYE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 100 miles; WATERLOO, IA; Full-time enrollment: 3,292)

Public primary/middle school in Slater:

  • WEST ELEMENTARY (Students: 434; Location: 105 E MAIN ST; Grades: KG – 06)

Libraries

Library in Slater:

  • SLATER PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $81,718; Location: 105 N. TAMA ST., BOX 598; 13,948 books; 372 audio materials; 228 video materials; 58 serial subscriptions)

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