Coulter, Iowa Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 262. Estimated population in July 2024: 257 (-1.9% change)
Males: 140 (53.4%), Females: 122 (46.6%)
Franklin County
Zip code: 50431
Demographics
Median resident age: 36.7 years
Median household income: $35,208
Median house value: $31,500
Population by Race
Races in Coulter:
- White Non-Hispanic (95.8%)
- Hispanic (4.2%)
- Other race (3.8%)
Ancestries: German (29.0%), Norwegian (17.2%), Danish (11.5%), English (9.2%), Irish (7.6%), Scotch-Irish (5.7%).
Elevation: 1240 feet
Land area: 2.5 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Coulter
- High school or higher: 82.9%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 14.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 0.6%
- Unemployed: 6.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 27.1 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Coulter city
- Never married: 23.0%
- Now married: 56.4%
- Separated: 0.5%
- Widowed: 5.4%
- Divorced: 14.7%
3.1% Foreign born (2.3% Latin America, 0.8% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: -1 (-0.4%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Coulter:
- FRANKLIN GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; HAMPTON, IA)
- ELLSWORTH MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; IOWA FALLS, IA)
- BELMOND MEDICAL CENTER (about 19 miles; BELMOND, IA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Coulter:
- MASON CITY MUNI (about 29 miles; MASON CITY, IA; Abbreviation: MCW)
- FORT DODGE REGIONAL (about 58 miles; FORT DODGE, IA; Abbreviation: FOD)
- WATERLOO MUNI (about 69 miles; WATERLOO, IA; Abbreviation: ALO)
Other public-use airports nearest to Coulter:
- HAMPTON MUNI (about 11 miles; HAMPTON, IA; Abbreviation: HPT)
- BELMOND MUNI (about 17 miles; BELMOND, IA; Abbreviation: Y48)
- IOWA FALLS MUNI (about 20 miles; IOWA FALLS, IA; Abbreviation: IFA)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Coulter:
- NORTH IOWA AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 32 miles; MASON CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,161)
- IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 49 miles; AMES, IA; Full-time enrollment: 24,473)
- IOWA CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 59 miles; FT DODGE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,807)
- DES MOINES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 72 miles; ANKENY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 6,959)
- HAWKEYE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 72 miles; WATERLOO, IA; Full-time enrollment: 3,292)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA (about 76 miles; CEDAR FALLS, IA; Full-time enrollment: 12,524)
- DRAKE UNIVERSITY (about 81 miles; DES MOINES, IA; Full-time enrollment: 4,227)
Libraries
Library in Coulter:
- COULTER PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $24,736; Location: 111 MAIN ST.; 10,101 books; 472 video materials; 29 serial subscriptions)