Vail, Iowa Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 452. Estimated population in July 2024: 453 (+0.2% change)
Males: 226 (50.0%), Females: 226 (50.0%)

Crawford County

Zip code: 51465

Demographics

Median resident age: 37.1 years
Median household income: $33,750
Median house value: $37,000

Population by Race

Races in Vail:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.1%)
  • Hispanic (1.8%)
  • Other race (1.3%)
  • Black (0.9%)

Ancestries: German (52.0%), Irish (16.6%), United States (7.7%), English (5.5%), Scottish (2.4%), French (2.2%).

Elevation: 1257 feet

Land area: 0.6 square miles

Map of Vail, IA

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Vail

  • High school or higher: 88.3%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 4.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.5%
  • Unemployed: 2.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 21.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Vail city

  • Never married: 23.3%
  • Now married: 58.7%
  • Separated: 2.4%
  • Widowed: 8.3%
  • Divorced: 7.4%

3.1% Foreign born (2.9% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: +21 (+4.9%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Vail:

  • CRAWFORD COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; DENISON, IA)
  • MANNING REGIONAL HEALTHCARE CE (about 14 miles; MANNING, IA)
  • ST ANTHONY REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; CARROLL, IA)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Vail:

  • EPPLEY AIRFIELD (about 71 miles; OMAHA, NE; Abbreviation: OMA)
  • FORT DODGE REGIONAL (about 79 miles; FORT DODGE, IA; Abbreviation: FOD)
  • SIOUX GATEWAY/COL. BUD DAY FIELD (about 85 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; Abbreviation: SUX)

Other public-use airports nearest to Vail:

  • DENISON MUNI (about 13 miles; DENISON, IA; Abbreviation: DNS)
  • WALL LAKE MUNI (about 16 miles; WALL LAKE, IA; Abbreviation: 3Y0)
  • IDA GROVE MUNI (about 24 miles; IDA GROVE, IA; Abbreviation: IDG)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Vail:

  • BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY (about 41 miles; STORM LAKE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,524)
  • IOWA WESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 69 miles; COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,840)
  • METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 75 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 6,175)
  • IOWA CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 77 miles; FT DODGE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,807)
  • BELLEVUE UNIVERSITY (about 80 miles; BELLEVUE, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,723)
  • WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 80 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,639)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA (about 86 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 10,150)

Public primary/middle school in Vail:

  • VAIL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 69; Location: 509 1ST AVENUE; Grades: PK – 02)

Private primary/middle school in Vail:

  • HOLY CROSS SCHOOL/ST ANN’S CTR (Students: 28; Location: PO BOX 158/2009 345TH STREET; Grades: PK – 6)