Moving to Inwood, Iowa

Population: 875. Estimated population in July 2024: 874 (-0.1% change)
Males: 400 (45.7%), Females: 475 (54.3%)

Lyon County

Zip code: 51240

Demographics

Median resident age: 39.5 years
Median household income: $33,889
Median house value: $71,400

Population by Race

Races in Inwood:

• White Non-Hispanic (96.8%)
• Hispanic (1.8%)
• Other race (1.0%)
• Two or more races (1.0%)

Ancestries: Dutch (36.0%), German (26.6%), Norwegian (13.6%), Irish (8.9%), Danish (4.0%), English (3.9%).

Elevation: 1464 feet

Land area: 1.3 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Inwood

• High school or higher: 76.4%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 15.6%
• Graduate or professional degree: 2.9%
• Unemployed: 1.7%
• Mean travel time to work: 23.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Inwood city

• Never married: 20.7%
• Now married: 62.2%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 12.9%
• Divorced: 4.1%

1.3% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +57 (+7.0%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Inwood:

• HEGG MEMORIAL CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; ROCK VALLEY, IA)
• CANTON-INWOOD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; CANTON, SD)
• MERRILL PIONEER COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; ROCK RAPIDS, IA)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Inwood:

• JOE FOSS FIELD (about 28 miles; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Abbreviation: FSD)
• SIOUX GATEWAY/COL. BUD DAY FIELD (about 63 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; Abbreviation: SUX)
• CHAN GURNEY MUNI (about 72 miles; YANKTON, SD; Abbreviation: YKN)

Other public-use airports nearest to Inwood:

• CANTON MUNI (about 10 miles; CANTON, SD; Abbreviation: 7G9)
• HAWARDEN MUNI (about 20 miles; HAWARDEN, IA; Abbreviation: 2Y2)
• ROCK RAPIDS MUNI (about 21 miles; ROCK RAPIDS, IA; Abbreviation: RRQ)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Inwood:

• UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA (about 50 miles; VERMILLION, SD; Full-time enrollment: 6,014)
• WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 66 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,639)
• SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 77 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; Full-time enrollment: 7,353)
• WAYNE STATE COLLEGE (about 86 miles; WAYNE, NE; Full-time enrollment: 3,026)
• SOUTHWEST STATE UNIVERSITY (about 91 miles; MARSHALL, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,405)
• BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY (about 98 miles; STORM LAKE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,524)
• NORTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 126 miles; NORFOLK, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,732)

Schools

Public high school in Inwood:

• WEST LYON HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 265; Location: 1787 182ND STREET; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Inwood:

• WEST LYON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 377; Location: 1787 182ND STREET; Grades: KG – 06)
• WEST LYON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 113; Location: 1787 182ND STREET; Grades: 07 – 08)

Private primary/middle school in Inwood:

• INWOOD CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 79; Location: 302 E MADISON DRAWER C; Grades: KG – 8)

Libraries

Library in Inwood:

• INWOOD PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $32,158; Location: 103 S MAIN; 14,533 books; 180 audio materials; 1,047 video materials; 44 serial subscriptions)