Greenfield, Iowa Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 2,129. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,984 (-6.8% change)
Males: 980 (46.0%), Females: 1,149 (54.0%)
Adair County
Zip code: 50849
Demographics
Median resident age: 42.4 years
Median household income: $33,869
Median house value: $60,700
Population by Race
Races in Greenfield:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.8%)
Ancestries: German (32.2%), Irish (13.5%), English (11.4%), United States (11.0%), Danish (5.8%), Dutch (4.3%).
Elevation: 1360 feet
Land area: 1.8 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Greenfield
- High school or higher: 88.2%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 8.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.8%
- Unemployed: 5.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 14.8 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Greenfield city
- Never married: 16.8%
- Now married: 63.3%
- Separated: 0.9%
- Widowed: 10.5%
- Divorced: 8.4%
1.1% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +19 (+0.9%).
Hospitals
Hospital/medical center in Greenfield:
- ADAIR COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (609 SE KENT)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Greenfield:
- GREATER COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; CRESTON, IA)
- GUTHRIE COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 27 miles; GUTHRIE CENTER, IA)
- MADISON COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 30 miles; WINTERSET, IA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Greenfield:
- DES MOINES INTL (about 59 miles; DES MOINES, IA; Abbreviation: DSM)
- FORT DODGE REGIONAL (about 88 miles; FORT DODGE, IA; Abbreviation: FOD)
- EPPLEY AIRFIELD (about 99 miles; OMAHA, NE; Abbreviation: OMA)
Other public-use airports nearest to Greenfield:
- GREENFIELD MUNI (about 2 miles; GREENFIELD, IA; Abbreviation: GFZ)
- CRESTON MUNI (about 22 miles; CRESTON, IA; Abbreviation: CSQ)
- ANITA MUNI-KEVIN BURKE MEMORIAL FIELD (about 24 miles; ANITA, IA; Abbreviation: Y43)
Amtrak station near Greenfield:
- 19 miles: CRESTON (PINE & ADAMS STS.). Services: partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Greenfield:
- DRAKE UNIVERSITY (about 58 miles; DES MOINES, IA; Full-time enrollment: 4,227)
- GRACELAND UNIVERSITY-LAMONI (about 59 miles; LAMONI, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,026)
- DES MOINES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 66 miles; ANKENY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 6,959)
- NORTHWEST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 73 miles; MARYVILLE, MO; Full-time enrollment: 5,620)
- IOWA CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 85 miles; FT DODGE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,807)
- IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 86 miles; AMES, IA; Full-time enrollment: 24,473)
- IOWA WESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 93 miles; COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,840)
Schools
Public high school in Greenfield:
- NODAWAY VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 280; Location: 410 NW 2ND; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle school in Greenfield:
- NODAWAY VALLEY EAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 217; Location: 324 NW 2ND; Grades: KG – 03)
Libraries
Library in Greenfield:
- GREENFIELD PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $89,863; Location: 202 S 1ST BOX 328; 23,272 books; 600 audio materials; 487 video materials; 136 serial subscriptions)