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Bancroft, Iowa Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

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Population: 808. Estimated population in July 2024: 752 (-6.9% change)
Males: 366 (45.3%), Females: 442 (54.7%)

Kossuth County

Zip code: 50517

Demographics

Median resident age: 41.7 years
Median household income: $31,055
Median house value: $47,600

Population by Race

Races in Bancroft:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.5%)
  • Hispanic (1.2%)

Ancestries: German (56.8%), Irish (22.4%), Norwegian (5.9%), Swedish (4.3%), French (3.2%), English (2.8%).

Land area: 0.5 square miles

Map of Bancroft, IA

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Bancroft

  • High school or higher: 83.2%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 6.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.3%
  • Unemployed: 3.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 15.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Bancroft city

  • Never married: 19.0%
  • Now married: 54.8%
  • Separated: 0.3%
  • Widowed: 19.8%
  • Divorced: 6.0%

0.5% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -43 (-5.1%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Bancroft:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Bancroft:

  • FORT DODGE REGIONAL (about 52 miles; FORT DODGE, IA; Abbreviation: FOD)
  • MASON CITY MUNI (about 64 miles; MASON CITY, IA; Abbreviation: MCW)
  • ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL (about 127 miles; ROCHESTER, MN; Abbreviation: RST)

Other public-use airports nearest to Bancroft:

  • ALGONA MUNI (about 16 miles; ALGONA, IA; Abbreviation: AXA)
  • BLUE EARTH MUNI (about 22 miles; BLUE EARTH, MN; Abbreviation: SBU)
  • FAIRMONT MUNI (about 27 miles; FAIRMONT, MN; Abbreviation: FRM)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Bancroft:

  • IOWA CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 55 miles; FT DODGE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,807)
  • MINNESOTA STATE UNVERSITY-MANKATO (about 62 miles; MANKATO, MN; Full-time enrollment: 11,210)
  • SOUTH CENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE-MANKATO (about 63 miles; NORTH MANKATO, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,186)
  • NORTH IOWA AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 71 miles; MASON CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,161)
  • GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE (about 74 miles; ST PETER, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,355)
  • BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY (about 81 miles; STORM LAKE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,524)
  • IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 101 miles; AMES, IA; Full-time enrollment: 24,473)

Public primary/middle school in Bancroft:

  • NORTH KOSSUTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 173; Location: 202 E. CENTER ST.; Grades: PK – 06)

Private primary/middle school in Bancroft:

  • ST JOHN THE BAPTIST SCHOOL (Students: 62; Location: 304 S SUMMIT ST BOX 258; Grades: 1 – 5)

Libraries

Library in Bancroft:

  • BANCROFT PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $45,418; Location: 208 E RAMSEY, PO BOX 347; 14,021 books; 229 audio materials; 946 video materials; 86 serial subscriptions)

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