Lake Mills, Iowa Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Males: 965 (45.1%), Females: 1,175 (54.9%)
Winnebago County
Zip code: 50450
Demographics
Median resident age: 43.0 years
Median household income: $33,723
Median house value: $73,900
Population by Race
Races in Lake Mills:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.0%)
- Hispanic (1.6%)
Ancestries: Norwegian (51.2%), German (35.4%), Irish (10.2%), Swedish (4.3%), English (3.1%), Scotch-Irish (2.2%).
Elevation: 1279 feet
Land area: 2.6 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Lake Mills
- High school or higher: 87.5%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 12.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.6%
- Unemployed: 3.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 11.4 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Lake Mills city
- Never married: 20.0%
- Now married: 56.0%
- Separated: 1.2%
- Widowed: 14.4%
- Divorced: 8.3%
1.6% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -54 (-2.5%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Lake Mills:
- NAEVE HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; ALBERT LEA, MN)
- HANCOCK COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 29 miles; BRITT, IA)
- MERCY MEDICAL CENTER-NORTH IOWA (about 30 miles; MASON CITY, IA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Lake Mills:
- MASON CITY MUNI (about 24 miles; MASON CITY, IA; Abbreviation: MCW)
- FORT DODGE REGIONAL (about 75 miles; FORT DODGE, IA; Abbreviation: FOD)
- ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL (about 80 miles; ROCHESTER, MN; Abbreviation: RST)
Other public-use airports nearest to Lake Mills:
- LAKE MILLS MUNI (about 3 miles; LAKE MILLS, IA; Abbreviation: 0Y6)
- FOREST CITY MUNI (about 14 miles; FOREST CITY, IA; Abbreviation: FXY)
- ALBERT LEA MUNI (about 21 miles; ALBERT LEA, MN; Abbreviation: AEL)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Lake Mills:
- NORTH IOWA AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 30 miles; MASON CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,161)
- MINNESOTA STATE UNVERSITY-MANKATO (about 60 miles; MANKATO, MN; Full-time enrollment: 11,210)
- SOUTH CENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE-MANKATO (about 64 miles; NORTH MANKATO, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,186)
- GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE (about 71 miles; ST PETER, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,355)
- SAINT OLAF COLLEGE (about 76 miles; NORTHFIELD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,968)
- IOWA CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 78 miles; FT DODGE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,807)
- ROCHESTER COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 86 miles; ROCHESTER, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,368)
Schools
Public high school in Lake Mills:
- LAKE MILLS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 251; Location: 102 S 4TH AVE E; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Lake Mills:
- LAKE MILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 331; Location: 102 S 4TH AVE E; Grades: PK – 05)
- LAKE MILLS MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 174; Location: 102 S 4TH AVE E; Grades: 06 – 08)
Libraries
Library in Lake Mills:
- LAKE MILLS PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $88,110; Location: 102 S LAKE; 22,562 books; 505 audio materials; 935 video materials; 64 serial subscriptions)