Moving to Fonda, Iowa

Population: 648. Estimated population in July 2024: 588 (-9.3% change)
Males: 309 (47.7%), Females: 339 (52.3%)

Pocahontas County

Zip code: 50540

Demographics

Median resident age: 45.1 years
Median household income: $26,731
Median house value: $27,600

Population by Race

Races in Fonda:

• White Non-Hispanic (96.9%)
• Hispanic (1.7%)
• Two or more races (1.1%)
• American Indian (0.6%)

Ancestries: German (44.9%), Irish (21.3%), English (7.3%), United States (6.0%), Swedish (4.6%), French (2.9%).

Elevation: 1210 feet

Land area: 1.0 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Fonda

• High school or higher: 85.9%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 12.6%
• Graduate or professional degree: 2.8%
• Unemployed: 3.7%
• Mean travel time to work: 18.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Fonda city

• Never married: 17.8%
• Now married: 50.0%
• Separated: 0.8%
• Widowed: 18.6%
• Divorced: 12.8%

1.1% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -88 (-12.0%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Fonda:

• LORING HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; SAC CITY, IA)
• POCAHONTAS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; POCAHONTAS, IA)
• STEWART MEMORIAL COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; LAKE CITY, IA)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Fonda:

• FORT DODGE REGIONAL (about 46 miles; FORT DODGE, IA; Abbreviation: FOD)
• SIOUX GATEWAY/COL. BUD DAY FIELD (about 108 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; Abbreviation: SUX)
• DES MOINES INTL (about 110 miles; DES MOINES, IA; Abbreviation: DSM)

Other public-use airports nearest to Fonda:

• SAC CITY MUNI (about 18 miles; SAC CITY, IA; Abbreviation: SKI)
• POCAHONTAS MUNI (about 18 miles; POCAHONTAS, IA; Abbreviation: POH)
• ROCKWELL CITY MUNI (about 21 miles; ROCKWELL CITY, IA; Abbreviation: 2Y4)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Fonda:

• BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY (about 24 miles; STORM LAKE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,524)
• IOWA CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 47 miles; FT DODGE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,807)
• IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 103 miles; AMES, IA; Full-time enrollment: 24,473)
• WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 103 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,639)
• DES MOINES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 105 miles; ANKENY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 6,959)
• DRAKE UNIVERSITY (about 106 miles; DES MOINES, IA; Full-time enrollment: 4,227)
• IOWA WESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 112 miles; COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,840)

Public primary/middle schools in Fonda:

• NEWELL-FONDA MIDDLE SCH. (Students: 95; Location: 3RD & HOWARD STS; Grades: 06 – 08)
• NEWELL-FONDA UPPER ELEM. ELEMENTARY (Students: 60; Location: 3RD & HOWARD STS; Grades: 04 – 05)

Private primary/middle school in Fonda:

• OUR LADY GOOD COUNSEL SCHOOL (Students: 73; Location: POB 505/509 MAIN STREET; Grades: KG – 8)

Libraries

Library in Fonda:

• FONDA PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $32,866; Location: 104 W, SECOND STREET; 7,065 books; 119 audio materials; 777 video materials; 23 serial subscriptions)