Moving to Dedham, Iowa
Population: 280. Estimated population in July 2024: 272 (-2.9% change)
Males: 144 (51.4%), Females: 136 (48.6%)
Carroll County
Zip code: 51440
Demographics
Median resident age: 36.0 years
Median household income: $33,125
Median house value: $39,600
Population by Race
Races in Dedham:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.9%)
- Hispanic (1.1%)
Ancestries: German (55.0%), United States (15.4%), Irish (5.4%), English (1.8%), Danish (1.1%), Scotch-Irish (1.1%).
Elevation: 1340 feet
Land area: 0.6 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Dedham
- High school or higher: 73.7%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 5.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.2%
- Unemployed: 2.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 17.9 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Dedham city
- Never married: 32.4%
- Now married: 51.7%
- Separated: 0.0%
- Widowed: 10.1%
- Divorced: 5.8%
1.8% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +16 (+6.1%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Dedham:
- ST ANTHONY REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; CARROLL, IA)
- AUDUBON COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; AUDUBON, IA)
- MANNING REGIONAL HEALTHCARE CE (about 18 miles; MANNING, IA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Dedham:
- FORT DODGE REGIONAL (about 63 miles; FORT DODGE, IA; Abbreviation: FOD)
- EPPLEY AIRFIELD (about 85 miles; OMAHA, NE; Abbreviation: OMA)
- DES MOINES INTL (about 86 miles; DES MOINES, IA; Abbreviation: DSM)
Other public-use airports nearest to Dedham:
- ARTHUR N NEU (about 9 miles; CARROLL, IA; Abbreviation: CIN)
- AUDUBON COUNTY (about 16 miles; AUDUBON, IA; Abbreviation: ADU)
- WALL LAKE MUNI (about 30 miles; WALL LAKE, IA; Abbreviation: 3Y0)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Dedham:
- BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY (about 57 miles; STORM LAKE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,524)
- IOWA CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 61 miles; FT DODGE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,807)
- IOWA WESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 81 miles; COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,840)
- DRAKE UNIVERSITY (about 82 miles; DES MOINES, IA; Full-time enrollment: 4,227)
- DES MOINES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 86 miles; ANKENY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 6,959)
- METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 90 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 6,175)
- BELLEVUE UNIVERSITY (about 92 miles; BELLEVUE, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,723)