Moving to Bode, Iowa

Population: 327. Estimated population in July 2024: 315 (-3.7% change)
Males: 163 (49.8%), Females: 164 (50.2%)

Humboldt County

Zip code: 50519

Demographics

Median resident age: 46.3 years
Median household income: $32,917
Median house value: $33,000

Population by Race

Races in Bode:

  • White Non-Hispanic (95.1%)
  • Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander (2.8%)
  • Other Asian (0.9%)
  • Two or more races (0.6%)

Ancestries: German (32.1%), Norwegian (27.8%), English (9.5%), Irish (6.4%), United States (3.7%), Danish (3.4%).

Land area: 0.4 square miles

 

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Bode

  • High school or higher: 80.1%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 15.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 8.6%
  • Unemployed: 5.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 21.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Bode city

  • Never married: 21.1%
  • Now married: 59.6%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 11.7%
  • Divorced: 7.5%

1.2% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -28 (-7.9%).

Map of Bode, IA

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Bode:

  • HUMBOLDT COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; HUMBOLDT, IA)
  • KOSSUTH REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER (about 15 miles; ALGONA, IA)
  • TRINITY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 27 miles; FORT DODGE, IA)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Bode:

  • FORT DODGE REGIONAL (about 23 miles; FORT DODGE, IA; Abbreviation: FOD)
  • MASON CITY MUNI (about 70 miles; MASON CITY, IA; Abbreviation: MCW)
  • DES MOINES INTL (about 102 miles; DES MOINES, IA; Abbreviation: DSM)

Other public-use airports nearest to Bode:

  • HUMBOLDT MUNI (about 10 miles; HUMBOLDT, IA; Abbreviation: 0K7)
  • ALGONA MUNI (about 14 miles; ALGONA, IA; Abbreviation: AXA)
  • POCAHONTAS MUNI (about 26 miles; POCAHONTAS, IA; Abbreviation: POH)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Bode:

  • IOWA CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 27 miles; FT DODGE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,807)
  • BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY (about 64 miles; STORM LAKE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,524)
  • NORTH IOWA AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 78 miles; MASON CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,161)
  • IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 81 miles; AMES, IA; Full-time enrollment: 24,473)
  • MINNESOTA STATE UNVERSITY-MANKATO (about 91 miles; MANKATO, MN; Full-time enrollment: 11,210)
  • DES MOINES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 92 miles; ANKENY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 6,959)
  • SOUTH CENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE-MANKATO (about 93 miles; NORTH MANKATO, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,186)

Schools

Public high school in Bode:

  • TWIN RIVER VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 120; Location: 200 COLLEGE AVE; Grades: 09 – 12)

Libraries

Library in Bode:

  • BODE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $20,357; Location: 114 HUMBOLDT, BOX 122; 3,940 books; 62 video materials; 27 serial subscriptions)