Boyden, Iowa Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 672. Estimated population in July 2024: 669 (-0.4% change)
Males: 346 (51.5%), Females: 326 (48.5%)

Sioux County

Zip code: 51234

Demographics

Median resident age: 38.2 years
Median household income: $39,688
Median house value: $66,500

Population by Race

Races in Boyden:

• White Non-Hispanic (96.9%)
• Hispanic (2.1%)
• Other race (1.2%)

Ancestries: Dutch (53.0%), German (35.4%), United States (5.4%), Swedish (3.4%), Norwegian (3.1%), English (2.7%).

Land area: 0.3 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Boyden

• High school or higher: 78.8%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 8.8%
• Graduate or professional degree: 0.5%
• Unemployed: 0.0%
• Mean travel time to work: 17.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Boyden city

• Never married: 19.5%
• Now married: 69.3%
• Separated: 0.4%
• Widowed: 8.6%
• Divorced: 2.2%

3.0% Foreign born (2.7% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: +17 (+2.6%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Boyden:

• NORTHWEST IOWA HEALTH CENTER (about 11 miles; SHELDON, IA)
• ORANGE CITY MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; ORANGE CITY, IA)
• SIOUX CTR COMM HOSPITAL & HEALTH CTR (about 16 miles; SIOUX CENTER, IA)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Boyden:

• JOE FOSS FIELD (about 57 miles; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Abbreviation: FSD)
• SIOUX GATEWAY/COL. BUD DAY FIELD (about 61 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; Abbreviation: SUX)
• BROOKINGS MUNI (about 95 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; Abbreviation: BKX)

Other public-use airports nearest to Boyden:

• SHELDON MUNI (about 12 miles; SHELDON, IA; Abbreviation: SHL)
• SIOUX CENTER MUNI (about 14 miles; SIOUX CENTER, IA; Abbreviation: SOY)
• ORANGE CITY MUNI (about 15 miles; ORANGE CITY, IA; Abbreviation: ORC)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Boyden:

• WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 61 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,639)
• BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY (about 69 miles; STORM LAKE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,524)
• UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA (about 71 miles; VERMILLION, SD; Full-time enrollment: 6,014)
• SOUTHWEST STATE UNIVERSITY (about 88 miles; MARSHALL, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,405)
• WAYNE STATE COLLEGE (about 98 miles; WAYNE, NE; Full-time enrollment: 3,026)
• SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 98 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; Full-time enrollment: 7,353)
• METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 131 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 6,175)

Public primary/middle school in Boyden:

• BOYDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 333; Location: 818 LINCOLN; Grades: PK – 06)

Libraries

Library in Boyden:

• BOYDEN PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $58,817; Location: 905 MAIN STREET; 23,478 books; 919 audio materials; 2,000 video materials; 62 serial subscriptions)