Moving to Blencoe, Iowa
Population: 231. Estimated population in July 2024: 213 (-7.8% change)
Males: 107 (46.3%), Females: 124 (53.7%)
Monona County
Zip code: 51523
Demographics
Median resident age: 50.1 years
Median household income: $25,556
Median house value: $39,200
Population by Race
Races in Blencoe:
- White Non-Hispanic (99.1%)
- Two or more races (0.9%)
Ancestries: German (19.9%), United States (13.0%), Irish (12.6%), English (10.4%), Danish (7.8%), Polish (6.1%).
Elevation: 1040 feet
Land area: 0.7 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Blencoe
- High school or higher: 82.5%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 6.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 0.6%
- Unemployed: 6.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 15.1 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Blencoe city
- Never married: 16.5%
- Now married: 61.7%
- Separated: 1.1%
- Widowed: 16.0%
- Divorced: 4.8%
0.9% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -26 (-10.1%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Blencoe:
- BURGESS HEALTH CENTER (about 8 miles; ONAWA, IA)
- MEMORIAL COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 28 miles; BLAIR, NE)
- ALLEGENT HEALTH COMMUNITY MEMORIAL (about 29 miles; MISSOURI VALLEY, IA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Blencoe:
- SIOUX GATEWAY/COL. BUD DAY FIELD (about 39 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; Abbreviation: SUX)
- EPPLEY AIRFIELD (about 46 miles; OMAHA, NE; Abbreviation: OMA)
- LINCOLN MUNI (about 88 miles; LINCOLN, NE; Abbreviation: LNK)
Other public-use airports nearest to Blencoe:
- ONAWA MUNI (about 5 miles; ONAWA, IA; Abbreviation: K36)
- TEKAMAH MUNI (about 14 miles; TEKAMAH, NE; Abbreviation: TQE)
- JAMES G. WHITING MEML FIELD (about 27 miles; MAPLETON, IA; Abbreviation: MEY)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Blencoe:
- WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 35 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,639)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA (about 45 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 10,150)
- CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY (about 45 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,806)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER (about 45 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,448)
- METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 45 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 6,175)
- IOWA WESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 50 miles; COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,840)
- BELLEVUE UNIVERSITY (about 56 miles; BELLEVUE, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,723)