Ionia, Iowa Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 277. Estimated population in July 2024: 269 (-2.9% change)
Males: 146 (52.7%), Females: 131 (47.3%)

Chickasaw County

Zip code: 50645

Demographics

Median resident age: 38.8 years
Median household income: $35,357
Median house value: $50,300

Population by Race

Races in Ionia:

• White Non-Hispanic (99.3%)
• Hispanic (0.7%)

Ancestries: German (62.1%), Irish (10.8%), French (3.6%), Norwegian (3.2%), Hungarian (2.5%), Dutch (2.2%).

Elevation: 1149 feet

Land area: 0.6 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Ionia

• High school or higher: 81.8%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 3.2%
• Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
• Unemployed: 12.4%
• Mean travel time to work: 26.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Ionia city

• Never married: 24.4%
• Now married: 57.0%
• Separated: 0.9%
• Widowed: 8.6%
• Divorced: 9.0%

0.0% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -21 (-7.0%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Ionia:

• MERCY MEDICAL CENTER (about 10 miles; NEW HAMPTON, IA)
• FLOYD COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; CHARLES CITY, IA)
• WAVERLY MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; WAVERLY, IA)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Ionia:

• WATERLOO MUNI (about 34 miles; WATERLOO, IA; Abbreviation: ALO)
• ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL (about 60 miles; ROCHESTER, MN; Abbreviation: RST)
• MASON CITY MUNI (about 61 miles; MASON CITY, IA; Abbreviation: MCW)

Other public-use airports nearest to Ionia:

• NEW HAMPTON MUNI (about 10 miles; NEW HAMPTON, IA; Abbreviation: 1Y5)
• CHARLES CITY MUNI (about 11 miles; CHARLES CITY, IA; Abbreviation: CCY)
• WAVERLY MUNI (about 21 miles; WAVERLY, IA; Abbreviation: C25)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Ionia:

• HAWKEYE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 40 miles; WATERLOO, IA; Full-time enrollment: 3,292)
• UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA (about 41 miles; CEDAR FALLS, IA; Full-time enrollment: 12,524)
• NORTHEAST IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE-CALMAR (about 41 miles; CALMAR, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,393)
• UPPER IOWA UNIVERSITY (about 48 miles; FAYETTE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 3,173)
• LUTHER COLLEGE (about 52 miles; DECORAH, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,566)
• NORTH IOWA AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 53 miles; MASON CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,161)
• ROCHESTER COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 66 miles; ROCHESTER, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,368)

Libraries

Library in Ionia:

• IONIA COMMUNITY LIBRARY (Operating income: $16,518; Location: 101 W. IOWA STREET, BOX 130; 6,386 books; 72 audio materials; 141 video materials; 25 serial subscriptions)