Moving to Gravity, Iowa

Population: 218. Estimated population in July 2024: 211 (-3.2% change)
Males: 115 (52.8%), Females: 103 (47.2%)

Taylor County

Zip code: 50848

Demographics

Median resident age: 38.5 years
Median household income: $25,000
Median house value: $22,300

Population by Race

Races in Gravity:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.8%)
  • Hispanic (3.2%)

Ancestries: German (19.3%), United States (13.3%), English (12.8%), Irish (8.7%), Swedish (6.0%), Italian (3.2%).

Elevation: 1200 feet

Land area: 0.3 square miles

Map of Gravity, IA

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Gravity

  • High school or higher: 80.4%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 7.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.3%
  • Unemployed: 0.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 24.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Gravity city

  • Never married: 14.4%
  • Now married: 67.4%
  • Separated: 1.1%
  • Widowed: 9.6%
  • Divorced: 7.5%

0.5% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -2 (-0.9%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Gravity:

  • ALEGENT HEALTH MERCY HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; CORNING, IA)
  • CLARINDA REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER (about 21 miles; CLARINDA, IA)
  • MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTE (about 21 miles; CLARINDA, IA)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Gravity:

  • ROSECRANS MEMORIAL (about 70 miles; ST JOSEPH, MO; Abbreviation: STJ)
  • EPPLEY AIRFIELD (about 88 miles; OMAHA, NE; Abbreviation: OMA)
  • DES MOINES INTL (about 93 miles; DES MOINES, IA; Abbreviation: DSM)

Other public-use airports nearest to Gravity:

  • BEDFORD MUNI (about 9 miles; BEDFORD, IA; Abbreviation: Y46)
  • CORNING MUNI (about 16 miles; CORNING, IA; Abbreviation: CRZ)
  • SCHENCK FIELD (about 20 miles; CLARINDA, IA; Abbreviation: ICL)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Gravity:

  • NORTHWEST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 31 miles; MARYVILLE, MO; Full-time enrollment: 5,620)
  • GRACELAND UNIVERSITY-LAMONI (about 56 miles; LAMONI, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,026)
  • MISSOURI WESTERN STATE COLLEGE (about 70 miles; ST JOSEPH, MO; Full-time enrollment: 4,329)
  • IOWA WESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 81 miles; COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,840)
  • BELLEVUE UNIVERSITY (about 85 miles; BELLEVUE, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,723)
  • METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 93 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 6,175)
  • DRAKE UNIVERSITY (about 94 miles; DES MOINES, IA; Full-time enrollment: 4,227)