Defiance, Iowa Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 346. Estimated population in July 2024: 336 (-2.9% change)
Males: 178 (51.4%), Females: 168 (48.6%)
Shelby County
Zip code: 51527
Demographics
Median resident age: 37.0 years
Median household income: $36,875
Median house value: $57,000
Population by Race
Races in Defiance:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.0%)
- Hispanic (2.9%)
- Other race (2.9%)
- American Indian (1.2%)
Ancestries: German (65.0%), Irish (13.9%), Dutch (5.5%), French (4.6%), United States (3.2%), Scotch-Irish (1.4%).
Elevation: 1283 feet
Land area: 0.4 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Defiance
- High school or higher: 89.1%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 5.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 0.9%
- Unemployed: 3.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 17.4 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Defiance city
- Never married: 21.5%
- Now married: 68.8%
- Separated: 0.8%
- Widowed: 3.9%
- Divorced: 5.1%
1.7% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +34 (+10.9%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Defiance:
- SHELBY COUNTY MYRTUE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; HARLAN, IA)
- CRAWFORD COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; DENISON, IA)
- MANNING REGIONAL HEALTHCARE CE (about 20 miles; MANNING, IA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Defiance:
- EPPLEY AIRFIELD (about 52 miles; OMAHA, NE; Abbreviation: OMA)
- SIOUX GATEWAY/COL. BUD DAY FIELD (about 83 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; Abbreviation: SUX)
- FORT DODGE REGIONAL (about 95 miles; FORT DODGE, IA; Abbreviation: FOD)
Other public-use airports nearest to Defiance:
- DENISON MUNI (about 12 miles; DENISON, IA; Abbreviation: DNS)
- HARLAN MUNI (about 17 miles; HARLAN, IA; Abbreviation: HNR)
- WOODBINE MUNI (about 25 miles; WOODBINE, IA; Abbreviation: 3Y4)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Defiance:
- IOWA WESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 50 miles; COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,840)
- METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 57 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 6,175)
- BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY (about 58 miles; STORM LAKE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,524)
- BELLEVUE UNIVERSITY (about 61 miles; BELLEVUE, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,723)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA (about 69 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 10,150)
- CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY (about 69 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,806)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER (about 69 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,448)