Fostoria, Iowa Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 230. Estimated population in July 2024: 233 (+1.3% change)
Males: 115 (50.0%), Females: 115 (50.0%)
Males: 115 (50.0%), Females: 115 (50.0%)
Clay County
Demographics
Median resident age: 37.2 years
Median household income: $38,750
Median house value: $62,200
Population by Race
Races in Fostoria:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.5%)
- Two or more races (1.3%)
- Hispanic (0.9%)
- Korean (0.9%)
Ancestries: German (54.8%), Norwegian (10.9%), Irish (9.1%), United States (5.2%), English (3.9%), Danish (3.5%).
Elevation: 1462 feet
Land area: 0.5 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Fostoria
- High school or higher: 87.3%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 7.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.9%
- Unemployed: 4.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 15.6 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Fostoria city
- Never married: 14.0%
- Now married: 66.5%
- Separated: 1.8%
- Widowed: 6.7%
- Divorced: 11.0%
1.7% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +32 (+16.2%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Fostoria:
- SPENCER MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL (about 7 miles; SPENCER, IA)
- DICKINSON COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; SPIRIT LAKE, IA)
- AVERA HOLY FAMILY HOSPITAL (about 26 miles; ESTHERVILLE, IA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Fostoria:
- FORT DODGE REGIONAL (about 83 miles; FORT DODGE, IA; Abbreviation: FOD)
- SIOUX GATEWAY/COL. BUD DAY FIELD (about 103 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; Abbreviation: SUX)
- JOE FOSS FIELD (about 112 miles; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Abbreviation: FSD)
Other public-use airports nearest to Fostoria:
- FULLER (about 6 miles; MILFORD, IA; Abbreviation: 4D8)
- SPENCER MUNI (about 8 miles; SPENCER, IA; Abbreviation: SPW)
- SPIRIT LAKE MUNICIPAL (about 10 miles; SPIRIT LAKE, IA; Abbreviation: 0F3)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Fostoria:
- BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY (about 41 miles; STORM LAKE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,524)
- IOWA CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 85 miles; FT DODGE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,807)
- SOUTHWEST STATE UNIVERSITY (about 94 miles; MARSHALL, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,405)
- WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 101 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,639)
- SOUTH CENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE-MANKATO (about 101 miles; NORTH MANKATO, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,186)
- MINNESOTA STATE UNVERSITY-MANKATO (about 102 miles; MANKATO, MN; Full-time enrollment: 11,210)
- GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE (about 111 miles; ST PETER, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,355)