Fertile, Iowa Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 360. Estimated population in July 2024: 357 (-0.8% change)
Males: 171 (47.5%), Females: 189 (52.5%)

Worth County

Zip code: 50434

Demographics

Median resident age: 40.8 years
Median household income: $33,558
Median house value: $48,800

Population by Race

Races in Fertile:

• White Non-Hispanic (95.8%)
• Other race (3.1%)
• Hispanic (2.5%)
• Black (0.6%)

Ancestries: German (42.8%), Norwegian (37.5%), English (9.7%), Irish (4.7%), Swedish (3.3%), United States (2.2%).

Elevation: 1170 feet

Land area: 0.9 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Fertile

• High school or higher: 82.0%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 9.4%
• Graduate or professional degree: 4.5%
• Unemployed: 4.6%
• Mean travel time to work: 23.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Fertile city

• Never married: 18.6%
• Now married: 62.5%
• Separated: 1.0%
• Widowed: 8.7%
• Divorced: 9.3%

0.0% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -21 (-5.5%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Fertile:

• MERCY MEDICAL CENTER-NORTH IOWA (about 18 miles; MASON CITY, IA)
• NAEVE HOSPITAL (about 27 miles; ALBERT LEA, MN)
• HANCOCK COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 29 miles; BRITT, IA)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Fertile:

• MASON CITY MUNI (about 11 miles; MASON CITY, IA; Abbreviation: MCW)
• FORT DODGE REGIONAL (about 73 miles; FORT DODGE, IA; Abbreviation: FOD)
• ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL (about 79 miles; ROCHESTER, MN; Abbreviation: RST)

Other public-use airports nearest to Fertile:

• LAKE MILLS MUNI (about 11 miles; LAKE MILLS, IA; Abbreviation: 0Y6)
• FOREST CITY MUNI (about 14 miles; FOREST CITY, IA; Abbreviation: FXY)
• NORTHWOOD MUNI (about 20 miles; NORTHWOOD, IA; Abbreviation: 5D2)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Fertile:

• NORTH IOWA AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 18 miles; MASON CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,161)
• MINNESOTA STATE UNVERSITY-MANKATO (about 73 miles; MANKATO, MN; Full-time enrollment: 11,210)
• IOWA CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 75 miles; FT DODGE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,807)
• SOUTH CENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE-MANKATO (about 77 miles; NORTH MANKATO, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,186)
• GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE (about 84 miles; ST PETER, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,355)
• SAINT OLAF COLLEGE (about 84 miles; NORTHFIELD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,968)
• IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 85 miles; AMES, IA; Full-time enrollment: 24,473)

Libraries

Library in Fertile:

• FERTILE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $22,611; Location: 204 WEST MAIN, BOX 198; 9,526 books; 551 audio materials; 612 video materials; 41 serial subscriptions)