Moving to Latimer, Iowa
Population: 535. Estimated population in July 2024: 550 (+2.8% change)
Males: 251 (46.9%), Females: 284 (53.1%)
Franklin County
Zip code: 50452
Demographics
Median resident age: 41.6 years
Median household income: $29,028
Median house value: $40,000
Population by Race
Races in Latimer:
- White Non-Hispanic (82.2%)
- Hispanic (17.6%)
- Other race (9.3%)
- American Indian (2.1%)
- Two or more races (1.3%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (39.4%), English (8.4%), United States (6.5%), Norwegian (6.4%), Danish (3.9%), Irish (3.7%).
Elevation: 1240 feet
Land area: 2.3 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Latimer
- High school or higher: 75.4%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 12.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.2%
- Unemployed: 7.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 18.1 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Latimer city
- Never married: 17.0%
- Now married: 65.3%
- Separated: 0.0%
- Widowed: 11.8%
- Divorced: 6.0%
12.7% Foreign born (12.3% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +108 (+25.3%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Latimer:
- FRANKLIN GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; HAMPTON, IA)
- BELMOND MEDICAL CENTER (about 19 miles; BELMOND, IA)
- ELLSWORTH MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; IOWA FALLS, IA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Latimer:
- MASON CITY MUNI (about 27 miles; MASON CITY, IA; Abbreviation: MCW)
- FORT DODGE REGIONAL (about 59 miles; FORT DODGE, IA; Abbreviation: FOD)
- WATERLOO MUNI (about 69 miles; WATERLOO, IA; Abbreviation: ALO)
Other public-use airports nearest to Latimer:
- HAMPTON MUNI (about 11 miles; HAMPTON, IA; Abbreviation: HPT)
- BELMOND MUNI (about 16 miles; BELMOND, IA; Abbreviation: Y48)
- IOWA FALLS MUNI (about 22 miles; IOWA FALLS, IA; Abbreviation: IFA)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Latimer:
- NORTH IOWA AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 30 miles; MASON CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,161)
- IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 51 miles; AMES, IA; Full-time enrollment: 24,473)
- IOWA CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 60 miles; FT DODGE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,807)
- HAWKEYE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 73 miles; WATERLOO, IA; Full-time enrollment: 3,292)
- DES MOINES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 74 miles; ANKENY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 6,959)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA (about 76 miles; CEDAR FALLS, IA; Full-time enrollment: 12,524)
- DRAKE UNIVERSITY (about 83 miles; DES MOINES, IA; Full-time enrollment: 4,227)
Schools
Public high school in Latimer:
- CAL-DOWS HIGH SCHOOL CAL COMMUNITY SCHOOL DIS (Students: 138; Location: 1441 GULL AVE; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle school in Latimer:
- CAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CAL COMMUNITY SCHOOL DIS (Students: 109; Location: 1441 GULL AVE; Grades: PK – 05)
Private primary/middle school in Latimer:
- ST PAUL LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 63; Location: 404 W MAIN PO BOX 609; Grades: PK – 8)