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
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)