Moving to Early, Iowa

Population: 605. Estimated population in July 2024: 540 (-10.7% change)
Males: 280 (46.3%), Females: 325 (53.7%)

Sac County

Zip code: 50535

Demographics

Median resident age: 37.3 years
Median household income: $30,972
Median house value: $41,300

Population by Race

Races in Early:

  • White Non-Hispanic (94.4%)
  • Hispanic (4.1%)
  • Other race (2.3%)
  • Two or more races (0.8%)
  • Black (0.7%)

Ancestries: German (51.2%), Irish (14.9%), English (9.9%), United States (8.6%), Scottish (5.5%), French (2.3%).

Land area: 0.4 square miles

Map of Early, IA

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Early

  • High school or higher: 84.2%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 11.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.3%
  • Unemployed: 3.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 21.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Early city

  • Never married: 19.6%
  • Now married: 60.3%
  • Separated: 1.4%
  • Widowed: 9.0%
  • Divorced: 9.7%

3.6% Foreign born (2.8% Latin America, 0.7% North America).

Population change in the 1990s: -25 (-4.0%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Early:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Early:

  • FORT DODGE REGIONAL (about 68 miles; FORT DODGE, IA; Abbreviation: FOD)
  • SIOUX GATEWAY/COL. BUD DAY FIELD (about 86 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; Abbreviation: SUX)
  • EPPLEY AIRFIELD (about 95 miles; OMAHA, NE; Abbreviation: OMA)

Other public-use airports nearest to Early:

  • STORM LAKE MUNI (about 11 miles; STORM LAKE, IA; Abbreviation: SLB)
  • SAC CITY MUNI (about 15 miles; SAC CITY, IA; Abbreviation: SKI)
  • WALL LAKE MUNI (about 16 miles; WALL LAKE, IA; Abbreviation: 3Y0)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Early:

  • BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY (about 13 miles; STORM LAKE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,524)
  • IOWA CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 68 miles; FT DODGE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,807)
  • WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 81 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,639)
  • IOWA WESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 94 miles; COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,840)
  • METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 98 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 6,175)
  • BELLEVUE UNIVERSITY (about 105 miles; BELLEVUE, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,723)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA (about 107 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 10,150)

Schools

Public high school in Early:

  • SCHALLER-CRESTLAND HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 156; Location: 310 W MAIN; Grades: 09 – 12)

Libraries

Library in Early:

  • EARLY PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $14,826; Location: 107 MAIN STREET, PO BOX 399; 14,831 books; 56 audio materials; 9 video materials; 77 serial subscriptions)