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

Map of Dedham, IA

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)