Moving to Lenox, Iowa

Population: 1,401. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,310 (-6.5% change)
Males: 676 (48.3%), Females: 725 (51.7%)

Taylor County

Zip code: 50851

Demographics

Median resident age: 43.0 years
Median household income: $29,958
Median house value: $46,400

Population by Race

Races in Lenox:

• White Non-Hispanic (84.6%)
• Hispanic (14.3%)
• Other race (3.3%)
• Two or more races (1.2%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (21.0%), English (10.6%), Irish (9.4%), United States (5.1%), Swedish (3.4%), Scotch-Irish (2.9%).

Elevation: 1300 feet

Land area: 2.0 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Lenox

• High school or higher: 74.3%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 10.9%
• Graduate or professional degree: 2.9%
• Unemployed: 4.2%
• Mean travel time to work: 14.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Lenox city

• Never married: 23.9%
• Now married: 54.1%
• Separated: 1.4%
• Widowed: 10.5%
• Divorced: 10.1%

9.1% Foreign born (8.6% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: +96 (+7.4%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Lenox:

• ALEGENT HEALTH MERCY HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; CORNING, IA)
• GREATER COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; CRESTON, IA)
• RINGGOLD COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 27 miles; MOUNT AYR, IA)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Lenox:

• DES MOINES INTL (about 78 miles; DES MOINES, IA; Abbreviation: DSM)
• ROSECRANS MEMORIAL (about 81 miles; ST JOSEPH, MO; Abbreviation: STJ)
• EPPLEY AIRFIELD (about 96 miles; OMAHA, NE; Abbreviation: OMA)

Other public-use airports nearest to Lenox:

• CORNING MUNI (about 15 miles; CORNING, IA; Abbreviation: CRZ)
• CRESTON MUNI (about 18 miles; CRESTON, IA; Abbreviation: CSQ)
• BEDFORD MUNI (about 21 miles; BEDFORD, IA; Abbreviation: Y46)

Amtrak station near Lenox:

• 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 Lenox:

• NORTHWEST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 44 miles; MARYVILLE, MO; Full-time enrollment: 5,620)
• GRACELAND UNIVERSITY-LAMONI (about 46 miles; LAMONI, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,026)
• DRAKE UNIVERSITY (about 79 miles; DES MOINES, IA; Full-time enrollment: 4,227)
• MISSOURI WESTERN STATE COLLEGE (about 80 miles; ST JOSEPH, MO; Full-time enrollment: 4,329)
• DES MOINES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 88 miles; ANKENY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 6,959)
• IOWA WESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 90 miles; COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,840)
• BELLEVUE UNIVERSITY (about 95 miles; BELLEVUE, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,723)

Schools

Public high school in Lenox:

• LENOX HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 190; Location: 600 S LOCUST; Grades: 07 – 12)

Public primary/middle school in Lenox:

• LENOX ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 179; Location: 301 W MICHIGAN; Grades: KG – 06)

Libraries

Library in Lenox:

• LENOX PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $20,956; Location: 101 NORTH MAIN; 10,086 books; 179 audio materials; 128 video materials; 44 serial subscriptions)